[lug] Boulder Linux User's Group Meeting - Oct. 14, 1999

[Wayde Allen]

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Linux User's Group Meeting

Where:   Room 1107, NIST Radio Building, 325 Broadway, Boulder
         (If you want to arrive early, join us at the Dark Horse for a
          bite to eat around 5:30 P.M.)

Time:    7:00 P.M.

Date:    October 14, 1999

Presentation:  "Are you certifiable (as a Linux professional)?"  

Speaker:  Jonathan Corbet, Eklektix, Inc.
          corbet at eklektix.com


   Jonathan Corbet is a partner in Eklektix, Inc., a Boulder-based firm
   which provides information, training, and engineering consulting around
   open source software.  Mr. Corbet is an editor of the Linux Weekly
   News, and a member of the Linux Professional Institute Advisory
   Council. 

Abstract:

There are a number of programs out there which are working toward the
certification of Linux system administrators.  This talk will look at Linux
professional certification, why it might be useful, and who is who in the
certification arena.  Particular attention will be paid to the Linux
Professional Institute and its certification program.