I agree. I am studying for my LPI instead of RHCE for some of the same reasons. Paying so much money for something that has frequently updated isn't prudent. I may be showing my ignorance, and updates may be less expensive. However, I think RH needs to re-think it's strategy. I think they do have the right approach to the test itself, testing hands-on and weeding out the "photographic memory" types is good for the certification. It will, however, be hard to attract the masses to this exam, and perhaps that's what they want. The LPI is attractive in many respects. I've found in my job hunt (currently looking, anyone?) that I'm being advised to have familiarity with many distro's. I found this surprising. I even had one guy tell me, "Get your hands on Gentoo and some of the other desktop distro's." That kinda floored me, but also excites me. It's good to see companies wanting a broad knowledge.
<<JAV>> <<JAV>> On Fri, 2003-03-14 at 15:36, Todd A. Jacobs wrote: > On Fri, 14 Mar 2003, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > > no, you can't pass by book alone, but that still doesn't mean that a > > book is entirely useless. at the very least, any *decent* exam prep > > book (regardless of the topic) will give you some guidance about the > > areas that you should be relatively familiar with, that's all. > > There's an RHCE Exam Cram book by Kara Pritchard. It's a little out of > date in it's coverage (often the case with printed study guides), but does > exactly what you want: gives you an overview of the test process, and some > guidance about passing. > > The problem is that the Red Hat-isms change from version to version. That > might not matter too much on the hands-on, depending on what the task is, > but Red Hat has been known to shift packages and config files between > versions, so learning *how* to problem solve is probably a better strategy > than learning how to solve a particular problem. > > Personally, I'd recommend taking the LPI exams instead. They have a little > less prominence, but they don't expire the way the RHCE does, they cost > less, and they're vendor-neutral. You can pass LPI by being familiar with > Linux in general, and not have to learn all the -isms for a given distro > (other than RPM and APT package management). > > Personally, I refuse to pay almost $800 as a single pass/fail unit. If > your employer is paying, then give it a whirl; if you fail, you'll know > what you need to study for the next time. But if you're paying out of your > own pocket, I'd steer clear of RHCE and go for an LPIC instead. > > -- > Guvf gntyvar jnf rapbqrq jvgu gur ebg13.fu fpevcg, ninvynoyr ng > uggc://jjj.pbqrtabzr.bet/fpevcgvat/fubjfpevcg.cuc?fpevcg=ebg13.fu be > sebz n furyy-fpevcgvat nepuvir arne lbh! > > - ROT-13 Encoded Message > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
