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Opening up the closed shop that is the LPI

Posted Apr 5, 2006 7:41 UTC (Wed) by kleptog (subscriber, #1183)
In reply to: Opening up the closed shop that is the LPI by nicku
Parent article: Ubuntu certification from LPI

At the Linux conference in Australia last year there was a session by one of the people involved in the process who explained how it worked and what the problems were. Things like not being able to publish the lists of questions for review because then people would study only that an nothing else. That would make it difficult to produce a truly open system.

That said, they were very receptive to feedback. If you have suggestions for improvement I'm sure they'll take them up.

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Posted Apr 5, 2006 21:07 UTC (Wed) by nicku (subscriber, #777) [Link]

If there were thousands of higher quality questions (a quest for which I would happily contribute towards), then so what if someone learns all ten thousand? Perhaps such a dedicated person may learn something real in the process! Is this worse than the current situation where some people pay for "inside information" about those "secret" questions of dubious quality?

Opening up the closed shop that is the LPI

Posted Apr 5, 2006 21:32 UTC (Wed) by nicku (subscriber, #777) [Link]

That said, they were very receptive to feedback. If you have suggestions for improvement I'm sure they'll take them up.

I hope so. I have given detailed feedback, though the response was not very specific.

I really believe that opening the process could bring about a wonderful change to the LPI. The very open process that has made Linux and much free software of high quality can help rather than hinder the LPI. They have no need to use publicly reviewed questions before they have a target number of questions. In any event, building such a pool of reviewed questions, rated by the community, would be a very useful resource for people who are learning about and teaching Linux system administration, even during the period before the number has reached the required target.

Opening up the closed shop that is the LPI

Posted Apr 14, 2006 15:34 UTC (Fri) by scottlamb (guest, #37154) [Link]

LPI has always prided itself on having a "community" development model for its certification programs which is as open as possible without sacrificing exam integrity or security. I invite you to become involved in the process--your comments and input are welcome. Please contact me directly at scottl_at_lpi.org. Many thanks for your interest!