Re: [SLUG] Linux Certification

From: michael hast (evylrobot19@cox.net)
Date: Mon Mar 06 2006 - 20:06:42 EST


John Pugh wrote:

>
>
>Hmmm...Novell had 300% increase in subscriptions over the same period
>last year with a substantial increase in revenue. I think you may be
>reading some marketing FUD somewhere.
>Novell's SUSE Linux is the leader in 64 bit systems, has the 2nd most
>number of open source development staff (behind IBM), has firsts in 64
>bit linux, linux on the mainframe, linux in retail (the list goes on)
>and in the southeast has been converting RH installations faster than I
>can keep up. Most fortune 500 in the Southeast that run linux, run SUSE
>Linux.
>
>The most respected certification is most definitely LPI. Novell's CLP
>and CLE are based on LPI, but use a practicum for evaluation so it's a
>little different than the LPI for certification.
>
>I'm biased, but I view RH as a sinking ship at the moment - they have
>one thing going for them at present - momentum, but momentum must be
>sustained. Novell's 06Q1 numbers speak for themselves when it comes to
>Linux growth.
>
>
In today's day and age, it's nice to see someone that loves their job so
much. I've got a pretty good one, too!

-- 
--Michael Hast  (the evyl robot)
I'm not picking my nose.  I'm pulling things out of it.

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