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CompTIA Adds Linux+ Certification

Posted by timothy on from the so-did-linuxgruven dept.

11 platter hard driv writes: "CompTIA (the Computing Technology Industry Association), the people who made the A+ and I-NET+ certifications, have made a Linux certification. I just received an e-mail a day or two ago that the test is out of beta. This seems pretty important seeing how CompTIA is non-vendor specific." Legions of PHBs and Kinko's nationwide look forward to the resulting resume changes.

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  1. Re:Slashdot certification? by AnalogBoy · · Score: 4, Funny

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