Talk:LPI Linux Certification/Plan

Book structure
I understand i am tying the TOC to much with the actual page structure, which should not matter in the world of wiki. I can represent the TOC however i like having a flatter system enables me to move the TOC around without having to adjust the pages themselves due to titles being applied because of the page structure i have enforced. And i agree two layer structure it is i am glad you persevered ...Two questions though :)? Are you recommending that i move the book to LPI/* as you suggest above? At some point due to the fact the original author has placed a lot of content on one page which i shall have to move too separate pages, is there a way i can do this whilst keeping the books history - obviously trying to avoid copy and paste? Barry 16:06, 16 September 2007 (UTC)


 * No I'm not suggesting a change in the book title, the / was a typo, fixed now. When splitting a page into two or more parts there isn't really an easy way to preserve that information. What I try to do when I'm doing that is in the new page say something like "copy+pasting from  " in the summary and in the page deleting the contents from say "moved some contents to   " in the summary, so links to the old and new pages are in the history and people know where the contents came from and went. --dark  lama  16:19, 16 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Yes I think you've gotten the basic idea. The actual book structure should be defined by the TOC rather then by the names of the pages. Seeing your changes to the plan, I think there is one thing left that I may not have explained well. I don't think the section pages need to exist either, the section objectives can be explained on the exam page and the section heading included in the TOC as just a further means of defining how the book is structured. So just as the TOC defines the book structure, the exam pages describes the current section structures and the objectives of each section.


 * LPI Linux Certification < Front Page
 * LPI Linux Certification/Junior Level < Exam page with exam description and section objectives
 * Hardware and Architecture < Section heading. No actual page for it.
 * LPI Linux Certification/Configuring The BIOS < Chapter/Page about configuring the BIOS


 * This is about dealing with possible changes in the section names as well as whats covered in each section. Is that too much? I'm thinking the exam names aren't as likely to change as the sections on the exam and the objectives of each section. --dark lama  19:04, 16 September 2007 (UTC)


 * I actually understood that aspect about the section pages, it may be to far though not in terms of organisation but in terms of page length. the LPI101 has 5 section pages and 31 modules, LPI102 has 9 sections and 27 modules, LPI201 has 7 sections and 25 modules, LP202 has 7 sections and 22 modules, when we get to LPI301 to 306 have less sections and less modules but we are still looking at a fair few for one page with descriptions and objectives to include possibly? Barry 19:59, 16 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Actually i shall make a decision on this unless anyone specifically requests the LPI30X version of the exams we should leave them out as they could form there own books in there own right. LPI303 for instance covers every aspect of LDAP, having played with this with e-directory, thats a heck of a lot of specialised material. And to be completely honest would require someone other than me to write it up. It can be added if desired but would benefit more as another book in my opinion. Barry 20:45, 16 September 2007 (UTC)


 * The only thing I was talking about being on the exam pages are a description of the exam itself, and a description of the section objectives, not the contents of the modules themself. So it would like:
 * The LPI101 exam tests you for the knowledge to achieve a junior certification. The exam is made up of 5 sections. Hardware, Installation, Commands, Filesystems and the X Windows System. The Hardware section tests your ability to... --dark lama  21:18, 16 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Sorry was away on holiday just got back. Yep, i see what you mean i am creating a dummy front page on a locally installed wiki to see how it all looks. Obviously the goal is to get as close to the structure as you have recommended. The two tier file system we shall have no problems with, whilst on holiday i started looking at how to go about tidying it all up also to start finalising the way forward etc. Many thanks for your input Darklama you have been a great help. It looks to me from the fact that you have been the only person to provide input that the book is not used in it's present guise i shall hence dive right in and start "carefully" getting things structured so that the new modules can be added. Barry 15:15, 21 September 2007 (UTC)