Re: Linux/Unix Certification

[Bill Carlson <wcarlson vh org>]

On Tue, 1 Feb 2000 dannyh alpha net au wrote:

> You don't really need to attend such courses :-
> 
> 1) all you need is a few basic knowledge on Linux or BSD to do the job
> 2) the basic knowledge can you done by reading a book and figuring out yourself
> 3) RHCE still doesn't offer the "goodwill" compared to MCSE, Cisco, CNE. Therefore you really paying $5000 for a "piece of paper" that is not recongized
> 
> Looking forward to your feedback.

I poked around Redhat's site looking into the RHCE thing, my impressions
were:

1) RHCE was good in the sense that you actually had to know something to
pass, ala Cisco. Lab time was a requirement in other words.

2) Too much IMHO focused on the use of Redhat tools, such as printtool
and friends, rather than the good ol' config file method. However, the
labs seemed to be based on results rather than how you did it.

3) Expensive. But then I am very cheap. :)

4) Seemed to require travelling to North Carolina! (This is probably wrong
on my part, but that was the impression I got).

All this from an hours surfing a month ago, so check around, things may be
different now.


Bill Carlson
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