On 23/04/10 11:51, Andy Smith wrote: <snip> > As a result of this I personally will never have dealings with > LPI-UK or Linux-IT. I have not experienced anything bad from any > other LPI affiliate but since taking an LPI exam requires giving LPI > your email, and LPI's privacy policy says they will share your > details with their affiliates, I can't recommend that either. I hope > that Linux-IT's understanding of customer service and the UK Data > Protection Act has improved in the last ~16 months. > > As it happens I do hold several Linux and IT-related certifications, > all of which are associated with more "enterprisey" corporations > than LPI, and none of them aggressively market to me in this manner. > > Cheers, > Andy >
That's certainly interesting to know, I was looking at possibly doing an LPI course, mainly because it appears the material is available online for free. I think if I do sign up though, I'll give them my hotmail address (where most of my junk mail goes). Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/