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The Linux Foundation announces
2014 was a big year for us in training. We launched a new ground-breaking certification program and released our wildly successful "Introduction to Linux" edX MOOC (Massive Open Online Course), which had roughly 300,000 enrollees.
To build on that, we're excited to announce our first-ever self-paced course that builds on the MOOC and prepares candidates for the LFCS (Linux Foundation Certified SysAdmin) exam: "Essentials of System Administration."
[...]we've included a discounted LFCS exam with the course fee. [...] for a limited time, we're offering this course and certification bundle for $499--an additional $100 discount.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 22 2015, @10:33PM
I think the course should be free as in beer and have the exam/badge/certificagion given by them cost the money
Not that I was planning to do it either way, but maybe I would had enrolled to take a peek out of curiosity like I did with the introduction to linux one :)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 22 2015, @10:52PM
> I think the course should be free as in beer and have the exam/badge/certificagion given by them cost the money
100% agree.
(Score: 0, Flamebait) by anubi on Friday January 23 2015, @12:48AM
Seems strange, but I like a token charge - just to keep the riffraff out.
I remember when our zoo was free; undesirable elements hung out there and made a mess.
A few bucks made all the difference in having the zoo visit be an enjoyable experience, and it also gave the park management some resources to improve things for both us and the animals.
If I go to a linux class, I would not be put off at all for say a $20 audit fee. Small, token fee, but enough to dissuade uninterested folks from congesting the resources. Then go ahead and charge the $500 if you want to go full hog with certification - that would include graded homeworks and tests. Of course, an auditor may want to go for the whole $500 experience by doing all the homework and tests, he just won't get graded or get a piece of paper that documents his performance.
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [KJV: I Thessalonians 5:21]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 23 2015, @01:30AM
Unfortunately, the IT zoo [oreilly.com] isn't that cheap to us.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 23 2015, @02:58AM
> I remember when our zoo was free; undesirable elements hung out there and made a mess.
Perhaps you don't understand the nature of the internet?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 23 2015, @07:27AM
It sucks when valid empirical data is down-modded.
It's been a tried-and-true method for generations to put some small price on things you want to get rid of (e.g. The Recycler).
You can always waive the cost if the guy shows up with a good joke or whatever.
Your $20 idea for this course also seems quite logical.
-- gewg_
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 23 2015, @12:15PM
Why do you think they want to "get rid of" this course?
The downmods are appropriate because dude is failing at analogy - there is nothing to "get rid of" it's a bunch of files on a webserver.
All that putting a price on it does is make it inaccessible to the people for whom $20 is prohibitive.