Benefits of Becoming an LPI Member
25 September, 2020 - by G. Matthew Rice
Recently, Linux Professional Institute (LPI) launched a formal membership program for holders of its professional level certifications.... Read more
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How to Contribute to an Open Source Project
24 September, 2020 - by Birthe Lindenthal
It is great to see that the strategic relevance of open source software for the software industry is rapidly increasing (e.g. shown by IBM and Microsoft investing heavily into open source) and companies as well as individuals increasingly acknowledge the importance and advantages of open source.... Read more
Dorothy K. Gordon Joins the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) Board of Directors
15 September, 2020 - by Jon "maddog" Hall
I am very happy to introduce Ms. Dorothy K. Gordon as the latest Board Director for the Linux Professional Institute. Born in Ghana, Dorothy also spent much of her early life in the United Kingdom and Nigeria. She is fluent in English and French, and is currently studying Spanish and Russian. Dorothy has extensive experience with various organisations within the United Nations since 1987.... Read more
Open source for distance learning: GARR and the IoRestoACasa.work initiative
10 September, 2020 - by Max Roveri
Italy was one of the first countries to impose strict lockdown measures as the COVID-19 virus started to devastate the northern part of the country. Many people there were unused to working or learning from home, and needed a simple, free tool for videoconferencing.... Read more
Open source careers: How Mehdi Hamidi became a DevOps Specialist
14 August, 2020 - by Mehdi Hamidi
In 2019, Linux Professional Institute (LPI) celebrated 20 years of offering training and tests. The LPI20 Birthday Contest gave us the opportunity to hear from you some amazing stories about your careers in open source and how the LPI certification program helped you. Over the next weeks, we’ll share some of these stories.... Read more
The value of open source to universities: UC Santa Cruz tests the water
28 July, 2020 - by Andrew Oram
In addition to providing the world with its most enduring and valuable software--Internet protocol stacks, Linux, and more--free and open source software offers immense educational benefits. The gap between producing a nice prime number generator for a professor and contributing to real-life production code is huge, and numerous programmers can attest that free and open source projects helped them cross the chasm.... Read more