Comment The Novell Side (Score 2, Informative) 203
Maybe slightly off-topic, but after I RTFA'd, I was astounded by the position Brunson has taken with the Novell CLE. Having studied the material and scheduled a test in about two weeks, I can honestly say that:
1) You don't need to have the LPIC 1 to sign up for the test. They recommend that you have the level of skills equivalent to the LPIC 1 because they might ask you to write a cron job that backs up critical files for eDirectory. You can go in cold with no LPI experience, but don't complain if something in there wasn't on a study sheet.
2) You don't have to go to any classes to sign up for the test. Sure, Novell offers 5-day boot camps, but then again, so do Microsoft, Cisco, and (gasp!) RedHat. You can purchase a self-study kit and take as long as you want to get comfortable with the CLE content. Novell just makes it easy to block out all the distractions and spend a week with a bunch of geeks. I'd take one if I had the time.
3) Cost isn't prohibive for the CLE. You can take the test for as little as $200. Sure, you can spend upwards of $2,000 if you want to buy every piece of literature that Novell has on the subject and go to every boot camp, but it is possible to pass the test on just the guidelines alone. Just don't think it'll be a pushover.
I get the feeling the Mr. Brunson is all for Linux training, just as long as the money is flowing his way. I like the idea of practical tests like the RHCE and the Novell CLE because people that really know the field understand what it took to get through them. The know that you didn't spend a month a technical store learning exactly what questions might be on the MCSA/MCSE. You should appreciate all Linux vendors for what they are trying to accomplish, not try and break everybody down to make you look good.
1) You don't need to have the LPIC 1 to sign up for the test. They recommend that you have the level of skills equivalent to the LPIC 1 because they might ask you to write a cron job that backs up critical files for eDirectory. You can go in cold with no LPI experience, but don't complain if something in there wasn't on a study sheet.
2) You don't have to go to any classes to sign up for the test. Sure, Novell offers 5-day boot camps, but then again, so do Microsoft, Cisco, and (gasp!) RedHat. You can purchase a self-study kit and take as long as you want to get comfortable with the CLE content. Novell just makes it easy to block out all the distractions and spend a week with a bunch of geeks. I'd take one if I had the time.
3) Cost isn't prohibive for the CLE. You can take the test for as little as $200. Sure, you can spend upwards of $2,000 if you want to buy every piece of literature that Novell has on the subject and go to every boot camp, but it is possible to pass the test on just the guidelines alone. Just don't think it'll be a pushover.
I get the feeling the Mr. Brunson is all for Linux training, just as long as the money is flowing his way. I like the idea of practical tests like the RHCE and the Novell CLE because people that really know the field understand what it took to get through them. The know that you didn't spend a month a technical store learning exactly what questions might be on the MCSA/MCSE. You should appreciate all Linux vendors for what they are trying to accomplish, not try and break everybody down to make you look good.
