LPI Community Corner
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Help Shape the Future of Open Source!
on February 28, 2014The Linux Professional Institute has become a collaborating organization of the 2014 Future of Open Source Survey to help encourage participation in the survey by the Linux and Open Source communities. Developed by Black Duck Software, North Bridge, and in partnership with Forrester Research...
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IT Leaders Head to Capitol Hill to Discuss Tech Policy
on February 20, 2014LPI’s president and CEO Jim Lacey recently traveled to Washington D.C. to participate in this year’s CompTIA Colloquium, an event for IT training and certification leaders. The packed agenda featured sessions on emerging trends in both the certification space, as well as those addressing broader...
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Webinar - Knowledge is Power: The Strength of OpenStack Training
on February 6, 2014Free Public Webinar Join us on the 13th of February at 1:00 PM Central (-6 GMT) for the latest in a series of outstanding webinars from our Corporate Member, Rackspace. This time, we'll be hearing from Tony Campbell, Director of OpenStack Training for Rackspace on the topic of "Knowledge is...
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Tell Us Why Linux and LPI Matter!
on January 13, 2014What We are Trying to Do We at LPI would like to ask if you or a representative of your organization can provide a succinct quote that speaks to any (or all!) of the following points: Encouraging high school and college students to pursue careers in Linux and Open Source Highlights...
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Small businesses for college students
on January 12, 2014I have been working the past couple of weeks with a small group of university students. Even though the tuition for the university they are attending is free, they still need money for books, transportation, food and (in the cases where their families live far from the university) housing. In...
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Rememberance Day: Scott Lamberton - Rest In Peace
on November 8, 2013I don't remember exactly when I first met Scott Lamberton. I know I have been receiving email from him since 2007 when he started writing to me about an LPI newsletter, and wondering if I would be willing to contribute to it. Scott became my conduit for submitting blog articles about the Linux and...
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LPI Middle East: Linux Essentials in schools in United Arab Emirates
on October 17, 2013LPI-Middle East is presently providing a "train-the-trainer" program for LPI's Linux Essentials program for teachers at four private schools in the United Arab Emirates. LPI's Linux Essentials program prepares secondary (high school) and post-secondary (college/university/vocational) students for...
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Update on European e-Skills: "Quality labels" for IT Certification
on October 10, 2013LPI included within the 50 leading IT certifications of the e-Skills "Quality Labels" Prototype Background: In July, LPI announced that it had become a member of the European e-Skills Association (EeSA). EeSA supports the development of e-skills and digital literacy in Europe in partnership with...
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Free Software For a Small Country: Part Four - Patterns of Software Solutions
on October 3, 2013Now that we have discussed why a “small country” needs Free Software, some ways of getting training, and how to find and organize people around Free and Open Source Software, we can discuss patterns of handling projects with Free Software. Notice I said “patterns” and not “methods” -- they are...
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Free Software For a Small Country: Part Three - Spreading the Love
on June 20, 2013I have been told many times by managers, government officials or educators that “we have no FOSS here”, therefore “nobody knows FOSS”. This is just not true. In every country I have visited: FOSS is there. There are people who know it and use it. Look for them. The people may be in your banks, in...
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