On Mon, 2002-07-29 at 23:26, Evan Leibovitch wrote: > > As a true NP, it should not be CLUEs role to speak for business. > > Business can and does speak for itself. It's interests are very > > different from those of the free software community. > > Actually, I'd disagree here. IBM has as much of an interest in increasing > the use of Linux as members of the local LUG. The motivations may be > different, but the tactics can be remarkably similar. > > (Also consider that for some LUG members, the motivations aren't that > different. Many people would love for more use of Linux so that they may > have careers working with Linux rather than Windows or Unix. That, in a > micro way, is as much of a commercial motivation as any vendor's.) > > CLUE can provide a forum for companies to work together with community > groups for the general betterment. The companies can provide resources and > the LUGs can provide people -- it *can* be a very symbiotic relationship > so long as no one side tries to dominate. Having learned from the mistakes > of the Unix wars, companies such as IBM and HP are willing to work > together to jointly advance Linux, and CLUE can provide them with the > conduit. > This is where I feel a Linux/Open Source professional SIG would fit nicely. It will help both companies and those looking for Linux jobs. It will help define levels of ability and competence. This would not take away from certifications but combine training with experience together.
It also addresses the issue of ethics. We can hold SIG members to levels of ethical practice. And just so everyone gets this straight and we don't rehash the same misunderstanding from the first week. I am not suggesting that CLUE as a whole become a professional organization just starting a Special Interest Group to do this. I have no desire to limit CLUE to only professional linux people. The plain vanilla user is just as much a part of CLUE as the system administrator or kernel hacker. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
