LPI Launches "Community Corner" with Jon "maddog" Hall

LPI Launches "Community Corner" with Jon "maddog" Hall

(São Paulo, Brazil: September 2, 2010) - The Linux Professional
Institute (LPI), the world's premier Linux certification organization
(http://www.lpi.org), announced an upcoming blog to report on wider
activities within the LPI community of Linux professionals, affiliates
and training partners.  The blog--"Community
Corner"(http://www.lpi.org/communitycorner)--will feature commentary and
regular contributions from Jon "maddog" Hall, a widely recognized mentor
and leader in the programming community and a longtime and respected
champion of Free and Open Source Software.  Mr. Hall is also Executive
Director of Linux International (http://www.li.org/).

"We look forward to working with Jon on this initiative.  Jon has long
been a great supporter of LPI and a proponent of Linux certification and
professionalism.  We all recognize the value in telling some of the
success stories around the professional use of Free and Open Source
Software and Jon will bring a unique perspective and voice to this
effort," said Jim Lacey, president and CEO of LPI.

"LPI has been an important organization in promoting the professional
use of Linux and Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). Due to my travels
to IT events around the world I frequently meet technology professionals
who speak with some pride on having obtained their LPI certification.
I plan to tell their stories and invite all LPI alumni to contact me to
relate their own experience with LPI certification and how it assisted
their professional careers," said Jon "maddog" Hall.  Mr. Hall said LPI
alumni or others interested in Linux professionalism could contact him
with story ideas at communitycorner@lpi.org

The first blog of the LPI "Community Corner"
(http://www.lpi.org/communitycorner) will appear on September 22, 2010.

The Linux Professional Institute is globally supported by the IT
industry, enterprise customers, community professionals, government
entities and the educational community. LPI's certification program is
supported by an affiliate network spanning five continents and is
distributed worldwide in multiple languages at more than 7,000 testing
locations. Since 1999, LPI has delivered over 260,000 exams and 87,000
LPIC certifications around the world.

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About the Linux Professional Institute:

The Linux Professional Institute promotes and certifies essential skills
on Linux and Open Source technologies through the global delivery of
comprehensive, top-quality, vendor-independent exams. Established as an
international non-profit organization in September 1999 by the Linux
community, the Linux Professional Institute continues to demonstrate
recognized global leadership in the certification of Linux
professionals. LPI advances the Linux and Open Source movement through
strategic partners, sponsorships, innovative programs and community
development activities. LPI's major financial sponsors are Platinum
Sponsors IBM, Linux Journal, Linux Magazine, Novell, SGI, and TurboLinux
as well as Gold Sponsors, HP and IDG.

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Scott Lamberton
Director of Communications
Linux Professional Institute
http://www.lpi.org
slamberton@lpi.org
+1-905-269-0862

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