On Thu, 17 Mar 2005, Mikel King wrote:
First I would like to suggest that we attack one subject per thread.
I honestly am getting quite confused with the back and forth in a disconnected fashion.
Ok that said I was thinking about the cert expirations and here's something to consider;
Let's say we have the basic universal BSD certs, and some specialized certs.
These would require a recert at the highest level attained once every two years
1. BSD User
2. BSD Jr Admin
3. BSD Sr Admin
Interesting concepts. As to the above, does being an admin (and certed) require a retesting every 2 years? If however, the admin part of BSD changes readically (and I don't think it doesnt) then I can see this.
I'm unsure how this one ought to work. Perhaps just for the "admin" part of this, this outh to be open ended.
Specializations that do expire; 1. Advanced Security Admin 2. Advance DB Admin 3. Advanced <INSERT NAME HERE> Admin
I tend to agree here. As time goes on, so does the requirments of locking down a server or box. Look how much ipfw has changed in just a few years. I tend to think this could fall under the 2 year expiration/renewal.
Specialized OS Specific Certification that do not need to expire because once the track has been closed there will not be any changes made.
1. FreeBSD 4.x Track
2. FreeBSD 5.x Track
3. NetBSD 2.x Track
4. OpenBSD 3.x Track
This make perfect sence to me. However, having them expire completely? Let's consider the folks that remain on older releases. Does this mean that becasue they choose to stay on say 4.x, that they ought not seek someone that has a cert for 4.x? If it expires, then they can't - if you know what I mean.
Ok so what's everyone's thoughts on this idea? One advantage of breaking the certs down into smaller subcerts is that they would be far easier to maintain and enhance. Also by doing an OS Specified cert we would only need to change that track when a major rev happens thus maintaining the base levels.
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My thoughts of course...
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