[Cert] Posting

[Adam Glass]

It may also help to know who is on the list as an active participant, 
planning to attend meetings and study for a cert, vs. who is here out of 
curiosity and perhaps to learn a thing or two.

I'm in the latter category  :)

--Adam

Adam Glass 	                      	adam@usdtv.com <mailto:adam@usdtv.com>
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Kwan Lowe wrote:

>>There are 8 or 9 people that have confirmed with me that they want to be
>>a part of this group.  None of those people have posted to this list.
>>I'm disappointed to say the least.  I'm excited about this opportunity
>>to learn from other members and publications but I feel others may not
>>share my excitement.
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>I'm ready to do this now and share your enthusiasm. If you want to meet up somewhere
>we can hammer out a schedule and plan. My suggestion is a coffee shop with
>comfortable chairs (the Roasted Bean is my favorite place), but anywere within a few
>miles of the Flux meeting place works for me.
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>>Anyway, we can start talking about plans.  I suggest we go with a
>>distro-independent cert like the Linux+ or the LPI.  As far as
>>preparation, I think once we agree on a cert, then we should agree on a
>>standard study guide that we can purchase online.  Then, we meet and
>>assign a chapter(s) to each member.  That member will then 'teach' the
>>rest of us from that chapter in the next meeting.  Much like a standard
>>classroom/lab but with an alternating teacher.
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>This sounds good. I'll also re-submit my suggestion to use the material on the IBM
>Developerworks site as an adjunct to any text we choose.
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>>When I have a chance, I'll start comparing the objectives (and costs) of
>>those two certs and put in my official vote.
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>>Thoughts anyone???????
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>Do you want to setup an initial meeting?
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>Also, if everyone could chime in on their location and availability it could help
>with the initial scheduling.
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