On Tue, Aug 13, 2002 at 01:28:26PM -0500, Robert Hartung* wrote: > I am looking for a provider of "Distance Education" in computer > science that uses at least some Open Source in its' classes. If > anyone knows of such an educational institution in the US please > reply.
I don't know of any distance courses, but RUTE (rute.sourceforge.net) is a freely downloadable textbook designed for teaching Linux in a school setting. It's of very high quality and I'd recommend it to anyone. It's always good to have some courses and/or certifications for the purposes of resume padding. I'm reading on my own with rute (in addition to all the other great free stuff available on the net), and then writing the LPI (www.lpi.org) exams as I progress. I did the Level 1 exams this past spring and will probably do Level 2 in the fall. I like LPI because it's community based, non vendor-specific, and the certifications don't get "retired" for the purposes of squeezing more money out of current certification holders (*cough*mcse*cough*). The exams themselves are hard enough to be meaningful, yet fair. Finally, LPI certification is much less expensive than any college course I know of (2 exams per level at US $100 each). I realize this isn't exactly what you're looking for, but it is one way to demonstrate (on paper at least) that you have a reasonable understanding of the linux operating system. However, if you do come across a decent distance ed course, could you post the url to the list? I'm sure there are lots of subscribers who'd be interested. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
