On Monday 12 September 2005 15:48, Martin wrote:
> > * basically every other task that a normal regular user does like > > setting up a workstation. > > I think workstation/desktop should be separate. With a hundred users to a > server, there are many more issues, from printers to USB key-thumbs, to > people switching graphic and sound cards, lan cards etc. Supporting > workstation/desktop users is intense and deserves a separate cert for > greater specialisation. Some of what I have said is implied...which is not always a good thing. I've used Linux on the desktop since since 1997. I used BSD on kde on BSD for probably a couple of years. There is now Three BSD desktops (in no particular order):- a) pc-bsd - http://www.pcbsd.org/ b) freesbie - http://www.freesbie.org/ c) desktopbsd - http://www.desktopbsd.net/ When you think of the support issues for dozens of notebooks, countless motherboards, graphics cards, sound cards, lan cards, printers, scanners, usb devices ie. all the basic items that users expect to work, multiply that by hundreds or thousands of users, that is a major support nightmare that requires highly trained and experienced desktop PC BSD personal. Why should Linux be the only alternative to windows on the desktop ??? This, probably should #2 after basic user administration in the BSD certs, but really I don't see why Two or Three teams for that matter, couldn't create a plan, coursework and tests in parallel whilst sharing what the others are doing to prevent overlap. This is how any other organisations do it. Sharing core information as they go. Food for thought. Regards...Martin _______________________________________________ BSDCert mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nycbug.org/mailman/listinfo/bsdcert
