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In order to serve as community-driven organization that is accountable to open source practitioners who have entrusted the Linux Professional Institute (\u201cLPI\u201d) to verify their skills and support their profession, LPI\u2019s\u00a0bylaws<\/a>\u00a0(Section 2) call for and define Members who, along with other benefits, are entitled to vote for the entirety of its\u00a0Board of Directors<\/a>.<\/p>\n Currently, there is only one category of membership, one kind of Member, the individual. There are no corporate memberships, student memberships or associate memberships. [2.1(a)] While LPI intends to create programs for students and supporters of LPI who do not meet the requirements below, these people will not be eligible to vote for the\u00a0Board of Directors<\/a>\u00a0or other benefits extended exclusively to Members.<\/p>\n Here is an overview of the requirements for membership. Items in square brackets refer to\u00a0bylaw<\/a>\u00a0sections.<\/p>\n We need to be able to reach you for meeting announcements, elections and other essential notices, as part of our efforts to be transparent and accountable to our membership [3.4, 3.5]. We will not send promotional or partner materials to Members without their consent. All communications will be conformant with our\u00a0Privacy Policy<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0anti-spam laws of Canada<\/a>.<\/p>\n LPI is governed by its certified professionals. If you have ever achieved a certification in either the\u00a0Linux Professional<\/a>\u00a0(aka LPIC) or\u00a0Open Technology<\/a>\u00a0tracks (such as the\u00a0DevOps Tools Engineer<\/a>\u00a0or the\u00a0BSD Specialist<\/a>), you’re eligible.<\/p>\n Educational certificate programs, such as \u201cLinux Essentials<\/a>\u201d, are not eligible for membership.<\/p>\n Membership is limited to individuals who hold an active LPI professional level certification. \u00a0Although, we have an option for inactive certification holders (see below), if your certification is currently active, you are eligible for membership once the remaining criteria are also met.<\/p>\n Holders of inactive certifications are invited to apply at any time. \u00a0However, full membership eligibility will be withheld until \u2153 of the\u00a0Professional Development Units (PDUs)<\/a>\u00a0required for a 3 year cycle are claimed and accepted (i.e. 20 PDUs). \u00a0None of the claimed activities can be over 12 months old. \u00a0Upon successful submission of the PDU claims and meeting the remaining criteria, full membership will be granted and certifications for which PDUs were claimed will be reinstated to active status.<\/p>\n In today\u2019s business environment, technical skills are not sufficient on their own. \u00a0As such, LPI require that our Members uphold themselves to a\u00a0code of ethics and professional conduct<\/a>. Derived from similar codes developed for professional associations and open source projects, the code of conduct addresses ethical issues related to:<\/p>\n Please read the\u00a0Membership Agreement<\/a>\u00a0before you decide to join us. \u00a0As part of the process of joining as a member, acceptance of the membership agreement is an important step.<\/p>\n The membership dues schedule is established by the\u00a0Board of Directors<\/a>.\u00a0The amount to be paid for dues is designed in such a way that it does not exceed the cost of certifying for LPIC-1 or LPIC-2 through simply re-taking exams every five years. This enables LPI to offer membership as both an easier and less expensive path to maintain active certification status.<\/p>\n Additionally, we acknowledge the need to adjust pricing for membership dues in different countries in order to aid in local affordability of our programs and membership. \u00a0Similar to the pricing of certification exams, membership dues are based on a graduated scale using the\u00a0Human Development Index<\/a>\u00a0as published by the United Nations Development Program.\u00a0 More about UN HDI can be found here:<\/p>\nMembership Types<\/h2>\n
Member Eligibility Criteria<\/h2>\n
1: Must Provide Accurate Contact Information<\/h3>\n
2: Must be Certified by Linux Professional Institute<\/h3>\n
For holders of active Linux Professional Institute certifications<\/strong><\/h4>\n
For holders of inactive Linux Professional Institute certifications<\/strong><\/h4>\n
3: Must Agree to our Code of Conduct<\/h3>\n
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4: Must Accept the Membership Agreement<\/h3>\n
5: Must Agree to Pay Membership Dues<\/h3>\n