Open Source Initiative Announces Alliance with Nonprofit Certifications Group (lpi.org) 5
When it comes to professional certifications, the long-running nonprofit Linux Professional Institute boasts they've issued 250,000, making them the world's largest Linux/Open Source certification body. And last week they announced a "strategic alliance" with the Open Source Initiative (OSI), which will now be "participating in development and maintenance of these programs."
The announcement points out that the Open Source Initiative already has many distinct responsibilities. Besides creating the Open Source Definition — and certifying that Open Source licenses meet the requirements of Open Source software — the OSI's mission is to "encourage the growth of Open Source communities around the world," which includes "educational and outreach efforts to spread Open Source principles."
So the ultimate goal is "strengthening Linux and Open Source communities," according to the announcement, by "nurturing the growth of more highly skilled professionals," with the OSI encouraging more people to get certifications for employers. The Open Source movement "has never been in greater need of educated professionals," says OSI executive director Stefano Maffulli, "to drive the next leap forward in Open Source understanding, innovation, and adoption... "This partnership with LPI is one in a series of initiatives that will increase accessibility to the certifications and community participation that Open Source needs to thrive."
And the LPI's executive director says it's their group's mission "to promote the use of open source by supporting the people who work with it. A closer relationship with OSI makes a valuable contribution to this effort."
The move "reaffirms the commitment of LPI and OSI to enhance the adoption of Linux and Open Source technology," according to the announcement.
The announcement points out that the Open Source Initiative already has many distinct responsibilities. Besides creating the Open Source Definition — and certifying that Open Source licenses meet the requirements of Open Source software — the OSI's mission is to "encourage the growth of Open Source communities around the world," which includes "educational and outreach efforts to spread Open Source principles."
So the ultimate goal is "strengthening Linux and Open Source communities," according to the announcement, by "nurturing the growth of more highly skilled professionals," with the OSI encouraging more people to get certifications for employers. The Open Source movement "has never been in greater need of educated professionals," says OSI executive director Stefano Maffulli, "to drive the next leap forward in Open Source understanding, innovation, and adoption... "This partnership with LPI is one in a series of initiatives that will increase accessibility to the certifications and community participation that Open Source needs to thrive."
And the LPI's executive director says it's their group's mission "to promote the use of open source by supporting the people who work with it. A closer relationship with OSI makes a valuable contribution to this effort."
The move "reaffirms the commitment of LPI and OSI to enhance the adoption of Linux and Open Source technology," according to the announcement.
Who are these for? (Score:2)
Any employer that expects certifications in linux skills will want you to have AWS or Azure certs. Would you even get through an HR screen with these certifications? I imagine that HR lady Jill has a checklist of acceptable certs and linux profession institute isn't on it (but retired microsoft certs such as MCSA, MCSD, and MCSE are on that list, lol).
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I worked as a QA engineer in the aero industry. I have a billion certifications for a lot things, because you can't take a piss in that industry without one.
And here's what I learned: certifications exist so the paperwork is in order, insurance companies pay up when stuff happens and to win court cases when the company is sued.
It's also to easily pin the blame on someone. For instance, if I had signed off on a design without making sure the design process had been followed to a tee and someone got into an a
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The type of certifications you are describing here have absolutely nothing to do with this post. These are mindless certifications that you watch YouTube videos, probably download a cheatsheet of the questions, and maybe read a book.
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They are for Pearson to make money, AFAICT. Who trusts a certification? I want to see someone actually do stuff and how they find answers to questions they don't know the answers to.
While googling around I did see that these exams may in fact meet some government requirements and such so they might be good for something in that way. But that's just an extended, multi-level scam.
SSPL (Score:2)
Given the abuse they showed at OSI in denying the MongoDB license approval, I would not like to trust that organisation. Their license was basically an even stronger AGPL.