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| wildscribe 2002-07-12, 9:00 pm |
| This is interesting. SAIR is turning the administration of its SAIR Linux certs over to LPI while SAIR's parent company, Thomson, will continue to write all the tests and testing materials. And it appears that LPI will also continue to run its own cert program as well.
My guess is it will only be a matter of time before SAIR merges with LPI.
- Wild
SAIR Transferred To Linux Professional Group (LPG)
Jul 12, 2002, 23 :31 UTC (0
By Anne Martinez
Datamation/Internet.com
The Sair Linux/GNU certification program will get new life, thanks to a partnership between Thomson Learning and the Linux Professional Group (LPG). Ownership of the program has been transferred to LPG, who will update the current exams and continue to develop and promote the program.
Meanwhile Thomson Course Technology will serve as the exclusive provider of authorized training materials for the program, and Thomson's Prometric testing division will continue to administer the exams.
"Thomson is committed to supporting the Sair Linux/GNU certification, and we felt it was in the best interest of the program for it to reside within the Linux community," explained Meagan Walsh, Marketing Manager for Thomson Course Technologies.
A new Web site, still being rolled out, can be found at http://www.linuxpg.org.
http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.ph...12-015-26-NW-HL | |
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| GOOD NEWS for SAIR  | |
| jeff_j_black 2002-07-31, 10:25 am |
| Has anyone heard anything about the status of the LPI series of exams versus the SAIR exams? Do you think they will be consolidated? I would really like to hear input on which cert to take. I would like RedHat except for $$$. (No tuition re-imbursement for this one) So I am looking at the variety that remains: Linux+, LPI or SAIR. Input? | |
| Boulware5 2002-07-31, 9:53 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by jeff_j_black
Has anyone heard anything about the status of the LPI series of exams versus the SAIR exams? Do you think they will be consolidated? I would really like to hear input on which cert to take. I would like RedHat except for $$$. (No tuition re-imbursement for this one) So I am looking at the variety that remains: Linux+, LPI or SAIR. Input?
Well, Linux+ if you are not real experienced with Linux. LPI and Sair are a step or so up from that (at least). | |
| jeff_j_black 2002-07-31, 11:37 pm |
| Let's calculate based on I'm experienced. What do you think about SAIR and LPI? | |
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| LPI is geting ahead of SAIR
SAIR changed hands to many time in the past 2years  ....i hope they survive all this 
and i don't thing they will consolidate | |
| jeff_j_black 2002-08-01, 8:44 pm |
| I'm leaning towards LPI. I think it has better recognition at this time. I believe that IBM recognizes LPI certs? | |
| rlrouns 2002-08-11, 6:39 am |
| Yes, IBM recognizes LPI, as well as SAIR and RHCE for their IBM Server Expert (Linux) Certification. I have passed IBM's test and now studying for LPI. A friend just took the first LPI 2 times and passed it on the second try. He said that it was no joke, and you had to know your stuff very well. For study material he used the LPI in a nutshell book. I had planned on taking it a while back but been too busy.... I plan on taking the first LPI in late august and the second one in september. For more info on the IBM Linux cert: http://www-1.ibm.com/certify/certs/xsselnx.shtml |
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