I agree. Unfortunately, though, most companies have now eyed Linux as the flavor of choice (assuming Sun goes the way of the Dodo). I'm a huge proponent of BSD and have been a long time Administrator of various networks where BSD was involved. Unfortunately, Corporate education about BSD is not as prevelant as Linux, therefore I think the Certification process should be two fold. There should probably be some sort of public awareness campaign to coincide with the value of having a BSD certified employee on staff.
Just my .02 .t On Apr 4, 2005 2:18 PM, Nick Buraglio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm relatively new to this list, but having worked in both academia, > small business as well as big white collar big business and I think > that there should be a level of confidence that a cert in BSD inspires > to those that look for it in an employee. Having it web based similar > to the brainbench tests will probably dilute the clout that it would > hold. > On a different note, I'll volunteer any help that I can provide to > further this project. > > nb > > ------------ > - Nick Buraglio, Network Engineer, NCSA > - Phone: 217.244.6428 > - GnuPG Key: 0x2E5B44F4 > - 24C9 80EE 9970 35B4 27CF DE8B 14E9 B64B 2E5B 44F4 > ------------ > On Mar 30, 2005, at 9:34 PM, Nikolas Britton wrote: > > > Mike Jackson wrote: > > > >>>> I would assume that the BSD Certification Group would have a deal > >>>> with one of the nationwide (international?) testing centers that > >>>> administer tests for other certifications, like Pearson VUE or > >>>> Prometric (they do the Microsoft certification tests). > >>> > >>> > >>> Ok a starting point, good. We could use one of those testing > >>> companies but are you willing to pony up the money, normally like > >>> $100 per test, to take the tests, I won't be and I think one of the > >>> goals of this project was to keep the costs as low as possible. I > >>> think we are going to have look at alternatives or create are own > >>> solution. I have a proposed solution that should work...... arrggg > >>> my ride is here so I have to go, I'll tell it later. > >> > >> > >> My impression of certifications is that the ones that hold weight > >> with employers are the ones that -- well, the ones that you have to > >> shell out cold, hard cash to prove that you're worthy of having it. > >> Do things like Brainbench certs carry any weight? I highly doubt it. > > > > > > I'm not looking to impress any employers, the main reason for me > > wanting to take them is to benchmark myself. If there anything like > > the MCSE series, 6 to 9? tests at $100+ each, I will NOT be taking > > them and will unsubscribe from the list. I don't see why we can't > > develop are own web enabled testing suite so virtually anyone can > > proctor a test, this would keep costs way down and get the tests out > > there today instead of tomorrow because it can grow exponentially. > > I'll finish writing up my idea on this concept so you guys can > > critique it in a day or two. > > > > Also, I don't think Pearson VUE, Prometric or whoever are global > > companys, being able to take this test anywhere in the world is one of > > the requirements set forth. > > > > long day, time for bed, later > > foobar > > _______________________________________________ > > BSDCert mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.nycbug.org/mailman/listinfo/bsdcert > > _______________________________________________ > BSDCert mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.nycbug.org/mailman/listinfo/bsdcert > -- "When all else fails, vote from the rooftops." - Anonymous _______________________________________________ BSDCert mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nycbug.org/mailman/listinfo/bsdcert
