also sprach Stonelx <mike@stonelx.ath.cx> [2002.01.23.0831 +0100]:
> Thinking about certification,
> Any suggestions on which route to go?
> Thru LPI? or SAIR?
i am LPI affiliated, so you won't get an unbiased answer from me.
however, before i joined LPI, i researched LPI vs. SAIR and ended up
with LPI for some simple reasons:
it's non-profit. thius logically means that SAIR might actually be more
popular and more respected, but i think that this is unfair to LPI. my
experience is that where people know off LPI, it's actually valued
higher than SAIR. LPI has higher standards and expectations, their exams
are harder IMHO than SAIR's. SAIR isn't a piece of cake either, but LPI
tests experience, comfort, and knowledge with/of Linux, whereas i found
SAIR to be testing their curriculum.
if i had to choose between an LPIC-2 and a SAIR LCE dude for a new
position, i'd pick the LPIC-2 because i can be sure that s/he knows
Linux and is also prepared to deal well with unknown problems. it
doesn't mean that the LCE person can't do that, but the LCE cert
primarily says that s/he's good at cramming, i find.
i would go for LPI, but then again, SAIR is better known. however, LPI
is soon going to fuse with the Usenix/SAGE[1] certification, then this
will change.
> Is there a Debian certification?
no. but debian is enough of a clean Linux to make either be a perfect
certification for it. both certs require knowledge of RPM though (as
well as DEB).
1. http://www.usenix.org/sage/cert/
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