Naming (Was Re: [lpi-discuss] General comments on LPI levels)

[john at johnallsopp.co.uk]

> But it made sense.  As Evan already mentioned in a reply, what
> indicates
> that a "System Administrator" is above or below a "Professional" or
> "Technician".  Numbers show the linear progression.  Level 1 leads to
> Level 2 leads to Level 3... and so on.  Very clear.  Very simple.  The
> translation issue also becomes a moot point.  Legal issues went away.

I see ambiguity in the numbers too. Anyway, Linux always starts with
zero, so why do we start with 1?

But seriously .. 1 is primary, it could easily be taken, if there
weren't other linguistic indications, that level 1 is primary, the top
certification.

1st, 2nd, 3rd, for instance. lpic 3 could be interpreted as being
somehow bronze to 1's gold. There are lots of ways to interpret a
purely numeric scheme.

J