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posted by martyb on Sunday June 14 2015, @04:36PM   Printer-friendly
from the more-mooc dept.

The Linux Foundation partnership with edX platform is expanding, and users will now get the Essentials of Linux Systems Administration (LFS201) online course.

[The Linux Foundation's courses] that help people make a career out of Linux [...] are provided in different ways, but now they are also available on edX, which is a nonprofit online learning platform launched in 2012 by Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

The first course was Introduction to Linux (LFS101) and the Linux Foundation says that it has been accessed by 400,000 students, which is actually a very big number. In fact, LFS101 is the biggest course on the edX platform and that says quite a lot.

"The new course, which is appropriate for those who have completed LFS101 and want to take the next step, as well as individuals who have worked in IT positions but not directly with Linux, will be offered for a fee of $499, which includes a Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator exam attempt, a $300 value which includes one free retake if not passed on the first attempt. The course will be offered at an introductory price of only $399 [until June 17]," reads the announcement for The Linux Foundation.

Related: New Linux Foundation Self-Paced Sysadmin Course to Prep you for Certification
"We Want Linux" Say 300,000 edX Students
Free Intro to Linux Course


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  • (Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Monday June 15 2015, @02:04AM

    there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that not mentioning git nor github on my resume loses me a lot of jobs.

    The reason I don't is that I regard the use of revision control as fundamental to software development these days. Potential employers should simply expect that I know how to use git.

    Consider how disruptive it would be were I to shit my pants during a team meeting. Yet I do not list the fact that mommy potty-trained widdle mikey on my resume, I regard volitional bowel control as a very basic job requirement as well.

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