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LPIC-3 Mixed Environments 3.0 Introduction #02: 302 Samba and Active Directory Domains

This blog posting is the second in a series that will help you to prepare for the new version 3.0 of the LPIC-3 Mixed Environments exam. Active Directory is one of the major topics on LPI’s LPIC-3 Mixed Environments exam. … Read more

Simone “Simo” Bertulli and Kenny Armstrong: A conversation among LPI Members

How LPI members benefit from a growing membership program The young LPI Membership program was announced in late summer 2020. Lots of Members joined. What benefits do they get? In particular, what can they do to earn Professional Development Units … Read more

LPIC-3 Mixed Environments 3.0 Introduction #01: 301 Samba Basics

This blog posting is the first in a series that will help you to prepare for the new version 3.0 of the LPIC-3 Mixed Environments exam. The new objectives are a complete rewrite of the former version. A lot of … Read more

Open, Simple, Generative: Why the Web is the Dominant Internet Application

Everything in the 2021 Open Anniversary celebration comes together in the Open Web, the subject of this month’s article. In fact, I have taken the words Open Web as almost a prompt for free association. While everyone appreciates the wealth … Read more

My Path to Making Open Source Software

I’m the kind of person who has a passion for computers and technology: since I was a boy I wondered how things work. Looking back, I can recognize some important milestones that made sense in my life and it relates … Read more

The LPI, the NFT and the TLAs

Linux Professional Institute (LPI) regularly hosts students and other folks with an interest in a career involving open source. Through internships, we help them gain experience and acquire new skills. In return, we get to introduce (or further expose) these … Read more

LPI EMEA partners met virtually

Linux Professional Institute (LPI) hosts meetings to which Partners are invited on a regular basis throughout the year, but not specifically regional. On one side it needed to be digital; on the other, we wanted to highlight the sense of … Read more

The People behind the Learning Portal: Andrew Mallett, Learning Materials Developer

Linux Professional Institute (LPI) launched the Learning Portal in June 2019. The Learning Portal is the repository of all the Learning Materials for our exams. The whole project is managed by Dr. Markus Wirtz, manager Education Programs at LPI. We designed … Read more

Another Look at PDUs with the Members of LPI

Many people might be aware of the Linux Professional Institute’s use of Professional Development Units (PDUs) in the Membership Program (if not, now is a good time to look into it!). The implementation of the PDU is a means to … Read more

My LGBTQ+ life in tech

Recently I was honored to be included in a list of “27 LGBTQ+ Scientists and Tech Leaders Shaping Our Future” in an article of “Interesting Engineering”. I asked Björn Schönewald, LPI’s Marketing Manager, to post this article on the LPI … Read more

The People behind the Learning Portal: Julia Vidile, Portuguese Brazilian translations

Linux Professional Institute (LPI) launched the Learning Portal in June 2019. The Learning Portal is the repository of all the Learning Materials for our exams. The whole project is managed by Dr. Markus Wirtz, manager Education Programs at LPI. We designed … Read more

My introduction to the Cisco Networking Academy was … unconventional

The cabanas, deck chairs, and hotels that line Alexandria’s coast carry a strong Miami Beach vibe, and I’d prefer its street Shawarmas over Cuban sandwiches any day. But my 2015 visit to the Egyptian city had nothing to do with … Read more