FWD: Help bring Linux to your local high school!

["rashworth" <rashworth@mail.warpnet.net>]

FYI         Bob Ashworth

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Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 05:53:34 -0400 (EDT)

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HELP BRING LINUX TO YOUR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL!
SuSE Linux recently announced the SuSE Free Linux Program for U.S. high 
schools--public or private. Administrators, IT specialists, or teachers 
can apply to participate in the program by filling out a form online. 
Qualifying schools will receive 10 or 20 copies of SuSE 7.0 boxed sets. 
(There are 2,000 boxed sets available.) This program's aim is part of 
an ongoing SuSE campaign to make open source computing the IT standard 
for operating systems and applications in educational institutions 
worldwide. SuSE is targeting high schools in an attempt to acquaint 
young people, as well as teachers and administrators, with the high 
quality of open source software, which enables educational institutions 
to free themselves from budget-draining licensing fees. Because your 
local high school computing faculty may not be aware of this 
initiative, why don't you pick up the phone and give them a call?
http://www.suse.com/
http://www.suse.com/cgi-bin/schools.pl

LINUX CERTIFICATION: IS IT FOR YOU?
As more businesses turn away from the licensing costs and headaches of 
commercial software in favor of Linux, there's a growing demand for 
consultants and employees capable of installing, configuring, and 
administering Linux systems and Linux-based networks. But relatively 
few colleges and universities offer courses on Linux, let alone degree 
programs. As a result, there's a genuine need for certification 
programs that can both teach essential Linux skills and certify that 
students have learned these skills. If you're a knowledgeable Linux 
user, you may find that with a bit of brushing-up, you could pass one 
of the several available certification exams and create new employment 
opportunities for yourself (or increase your value to your current 
employer).

As is the case in other areas of computing, Linux certification 
programs fall into two general categories: vendor-based programs (such 
as the Red Hat Certified Engineer Program) and programs administered by 
professional organizations; for Linux, this category is represented by 
the Linux Professional Institute (LPI).
http://www.redhat.com/training/rhce/courses/
http://www.lpi.org/

Red Hat offers a graduated series of courses as well as the 
certification exam, but they're pricey; typically, a four-day course 
costs around $2,000. To take all of the offered courses in sequence 
would cost you about $10,000. If you'd like to take your chances on the 
exam without taking any of the courses, you'll pay $749 at the current 
rate.

The LPI doesn't offer its own courses; instead, it relies on its 
sponsors (Caldera, IBM, Linuxcare, SGI, SuSE, Maxspeed, and TurboLinux) 
to make courses available. Like the Red Hat courses, the LPI-related 
courses can be pricey. Linuxcare is asking $2,000 for a four-day course 
on Linux Networking Administration; however, the two LPI exams (101 and 
102) are less expensive ($200 for both). As an alternative to taking a 
course, you could purchase a study guide instead. Several books and 
Web-based study guides are available on both the LPI and Red Hat 
courses.

Which is for you? There are a couple of tough decisions to make. First, 
do you want to go the vendor-specific route? It's worth noting that Red 
Hat is not among the leading sponsors of the LPI's program, so opting 
for LPI could leave you in the dark concerning Red Hat-specific issues. 
On the other hand, if you're a knowledgeable Red Hat user, opting for 
LPI could help you become more knowledgeable about other distributions.

Second, what type of test do you prefer? Red Hat's examinations are 
performance-based in addition to the usual test questions: In part of 
the examination, you sit down at a Red Hat-powered computer with a live 
instructor, who puts you through your paces. According to the 
proponents of this type of test, the "live action" approach ensures 
that certified users really are able to do the tasks that they're 
certified to do. LPI's examinations don't have a live performance-based 
component, which is one reason they're cheaper.

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