Good morning, in regard to Marco’s post I’d have to say, I slightly disagree. In my eyes, LPI was always a completely neutral certification. It shows some basic understanding in Linux, not in RedHat, SUSE or Debain. (Or any other distribution.) While I do see the point in waking curiosity and focusing on stuff the targeted audience may know and use, I do not think the 010 exam should focus on the Microsoft Linux Subsystem or raspbian (which are both based on Debian / Ubuntu).
Nevertheless, may be a more focused Exam may be apropirate; I remember, there used tob e an LPIC for Ubuntu. (Does that still exist?) So an Exam 011 – Essentials for Ubuntu (or Raspbian) wouldn’t be a bad idea. With best regards from Bremen Ortwin Ebhardt Mit freundlichen Grüßen Ortwin Ebhardt Capricorn Consulting GmbH An Krietes Park 6 28307 Bremen Telefon: +49 421 98981-642 Telefax: +49 421 98981-888 E-Mail: [email protected] Internet: www.capricorn.de<http://www.capricorn.de/> _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Geschäftsführer: Thomas Bargfrede, Dipl.-Ing. Axel Buschmann, Thomas von Massenbach, Thomas Heuermann Registergericht: Amtsgericht Bremen, HRB 31421 Die Capricorn-News versorgen Sie mit aktuellen Informationen aus der IT-Welt - Schauen Sie mal rein: www.capricorn.de *** In Kürze auch als News-Abo verfügbar *** Von: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von Marco Verleun Gesendet: Mittwoch, 11. Oktober 2017 05:50 An: This is the lpi-examdev mailing list. <[email protected]> Betreff: Re: [lpi-examdev] Linux Essentials Objectives Discussion Good morning, Thanks for opening the discussion on the 010 exam. We are actively promoting the 010 exam at schools as a foundation to start working with Linux. We do this for several reasons. Difficulty is one of them, but the fact that the exam doesn’t expire is another. When the students leave school they still hold a valid certificate. I think it is fair to say that the 010 is meant for ‘beginners’ with Linux in general. Most beginners (including students) often have a Raspberry Pi as a cheap device to play and experiment with. Hence their first encounter with Linux. In the near future I anticipate that Windows administrators also want to have a basic introduction into Linux with the Linux Subsystem that Microsoft has introduced. Next to that are others, developers etc. who need a basic understanding of the Linux command line since because they work with Git, developing IoT solutions etc. All these people know that the world is bigger, they know there is Windows and macOS. They might know that Android is based on Linux, but is this relevant to check at the 010 exam? I would like to keep the 010 exam as it is, one exam thats valid for live, but more to the point from the learners perspective. Raspberry Pi’s nowadays are administered by using Google, cutting and pasting potential solutions without really understanding what they are doing. There have been reports about ‘insecure’ Raspberry Pi’s being connected directly to the internet with the default password still active for the user ‘pi’! If the Linux Subsystem or the Raspberry Pi with Raspbian are the first (and only?) experience our target audience have and given that they are novices I would suggest that we focus on one package manager only, being apt. If they advanced they’ll progress into LPIC 1 and can be exposed to yum and others as well. All questions and answers in the 010 exam should be verifiable on either Raspbian or the Linux Subsystem, this allows the candidates to prepare for the exam with what they have, making it easier and therefor more likely that they will attend an exam. This will help us in our mission that there is less ignorance when connecting things to the internet, making the world a better place. Maybe even longing for LPIC 1 in the near future? The objectives should also be stimulating their curiosity, making them eager to learn Linux. In my opinion this means that objectives about other OS’es should be removed from the exam, as simplifying the package management objectives. I’m not sure that knowing which software is available is relevant for them. If they need to install additional software (Desktop, developer or services) they’ll find it using Google anyway or learn from their peers. In short, more practical and more relevant for their current interest. Just my thoughts. Met vriendelijke groeten, Marco Verleun [cid:[email protected]] [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> www.marcoach.nl<http://www.marcoach.nl> 06-44 55 22 70 Certified Master Trainer LPI Certified BTW: NL-191980882B02 KvK: 54438519 DUNS: 49-041-7366 Registered with CRKBO: https://www.crkbo.nl/Register/Docenten Op 10 okt. 2017, om 22:10 heeft Fabian Thorns <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> het volgende geschreven: We might want to start commenting on exam 010 here. _______________________________________________ lpi-examdev mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev
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