Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 00:08:25 +0100 From: Nik Clayton <nik@nothing-going-on.demon.co.uk> To: Mike Avery <mavery@mail.otherwhen.com> Cc: Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au>, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD Certification...again Message-ID: <19990714000824.A1645@catkin.nothing-going-on.org> In-Reply-To: <199907130029.TAA23612@hostigos.otherwhen.com>; from Mike Avery on Mon, Jul 12, 1999 at 07:24:52PM -0500 References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9907121753400.91731-100000@freedom.cybertouch.org>; <19990713083222.24542@welearn.com.au> <199907130029.TAA23612@hostigos.otherwhen.com>
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On Mon, Jul 12, 1999 at 07:24:52PM -0500, Mike Avery wrote:
> On 13 Jul 99, at 8:32, Sue Blake wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Jul 12, 1999 at 06:01:46PM -0400, Lanny Baron wrote:
>
> > > It appears you are making a joke of it. FreeBSD could come up with
> > > programs for different areas of proficiency. Each with its own
> > > certification. It may not go far right away, but down the road, as with
> > > most good products, it would succeed.
>
> > And who will pay for this to be developed?
>
> It kinda depends.... if all we want is certification, it's cheap and easy.
> If we want it to *MEAN SOMETHING*, then it'll be harder.
For reference, I contacted TekMetrics about this a couple of weeks ago
when this discussion first surfaced.
They charge USD 20-40,000 to develop a test, depending on the type of test.
I don't know if that's on the high side or the low side for the industry.
I mention this simply as a datapoint.
N
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