On Thu, 24 Jun 1999, Josh Arnold wrote:
> Faber Fedor wrote:
>
> > I think Richard has a point, namely, do we test for jargon?
> >
> > I can see why we should, but I don't see how. I, for one, would not trust
> > an admin who didn't know the difference between an MUA and and MAU.
>
> I don't see any point in testing for "jargon".
I agree, for the same reason I don't think the certification should test
for one's familiarity with Linux "philosophy", as suggested elsewhere.
The program is intended to be a test of skills, not an initiation rite to
determine whether the student knows the secret handshake. We need to make
a distinction between the talents necessary to be an admin, and the
current culture followed by (many) admins. There are places where TLAs are
a standard part of the necessary skillset -- such as TCP/IP -- but we
(IMO) should emphasize is that the student knows about the function of
such acronyms rather than the actual naming itself. Ie, for the
distro-specific tests, we may be asking for familiarity with KDE, but I
don't really think it matters one shred if people actually know what KDE
stands for.
- Evan
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