Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 00:23:14 -0400 From: "Lanny Baron" <lnb@cybertouch.org> To: Jonathan Lemon <jlemon@americantv.com>, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG, mavery@mail.otherwhen.com, Princess Noemie <nbuzaglo@mrs.com> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Certification...again Message-ID: <199907130421.AAA93788@freedom.cybertouch.org> In-Reply-To: <199907130227.VAA23721@hostigos.otherwhen.com> References: <199907130150.UAA08668@free.pcs>
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I don't know who wrote the 2 paragraphs below but, Why not start it going? What is the harm? If you do, can I get involved somehow? > > > Yes, I was half kicking around the idea of seriously doing this. However, > > 1) the test would not be free, and 2) I wonder whether there really is a > > market for this or not. > > It's a chicken or the egg problem. Has FreeBSD reached a critical > mass where it seems to matter to employers whether or not people > are certified for FreeBSD? > Its not the problem of reaching a critical mass... it's more of creating a demand in the corporate IT world for people certified that can actually do things to keep a corporation happy. Or even the small 1 or 2 person team that wants to sell their services (networking, web implementation, internet/intranet..sorry Greg i know you hate that word intranet). > What differences would you expect to see in a FreeBSD certified > person and a Certified Unix Admin? (Sorry, can't remember the > names of the group that handles that certification right now....) > The difference I see is that FreeBSD can go the extra 500 miles. Make levels of certification as MS is starting to do. Sorry i am not trying to copy ms. But they are starting. ... level 1.. installing and setting up FreeBSD server for handling mail, dns, routing. level 2 Providing File and Print sharing for MS workstations (maybe including PPP knowledge for dial-up as companies allow their employee's to dial in to do work) and so on. What I envision is that FreeBSD could actually get to the point where things like apache, sql server, and other business related/ISP related information technology could be certified by a core team of experts who run FreeBSD and whom, develop for the great OS. Lanny Get the idea. Man, are all scientists this stubborn? Make a committee, and get the ball rolling. > Mike > > ====================================================================== > Mike Avery MAvery@mail.otherwhen.com > (409)-842-2942 (work) > ICQ: 16241692 > > * Spam is for lusers who can't get business any other way * > > A Randomly Selected Thought For The Day: > A bad joke is a parody error... > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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