Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 20:36:16 +0100 From: Nik Clayton <nik@nothing-going-on.demon.co.uk> To: nclayton@lehman.com Cc: advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Tekmetrics tests Message-ID: <19990614203616.A54976@catkin.nothing-going-on.org> In-Reply-To: <199906141407.KAA26224@firewall1.lehman.com>; from nclayton@lehman.com on Mon, Jun 14, 1999 at 03:00:35PM %2B0100 References: <199906141407.KAA26224@firewall1.lehman.com>
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On Mon, Jun 14, 1999 at 03:00:35PM +0100, nclayton@lehman.com wrote:
> In re the discussion last week about the TekMetrics tests; I've just
> got in touch with them to find out how we go about requesting/creating
> a FreeBSD technical test. More information as I get it.
Right. I've had a follow-up e-mail from Bill Lake, one of their VPs.
In it, he says;
> We need to understand the business case for the development. We typically
> develop a test for a customer requirement for about $20,000 - $40,000 USD
> depending on the type of test. All of our tests are computer adaptive, which
> requires a large test question set. This allows the tests to be delivered
> securely over the internet, and makes them rapid and accurate.
>
> Assuming the test is a "standard" type of test, we could develop it and
> validate it in 8-10 weeks.
>
> We would be glad to establilsh a reseller relationship in which you can sell
> this and other tekmetrics tests and would pay you a commission.
>
> I don't know much about your organization- are you in a position to invest
> in the development of the test? Would you want us to integrate into your
> site so it appears to be a part of your content? What demand for this
> product can you forcast? Would you consider bundling a test-prep package,
> provided by tekmetrics.com with the FreeBSD?
First off, does anyone want to follow this up before I do? He's said
he'd prefer to discuss this on the phone, but this is a little tricky
with me being in the UK and them in the US. If you do, give me a shout.
Either way, I'm going to reply with some information about FreeBSD, how
we discovered the Tekmetrics site, noticing the Linux test, the increase
in take-up of FreeBSD, and so on, and see where we go from there.
N
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