i saw some posts on the usenets that oracle has been cancelling masters exams and not refunding the money.
saw a couple of posts on that. > > From: "Mladen Gogala" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2003/09/04 Thu AM 11:19:30 EDT > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: Oracle Masters exam > > So, it's nothing like OCP where you get the certification when you spew out > certain amount of the green stuff? I wonder how long will it take before > seeing > oracle masters who don't know how to take a hot backup. > > -- > Mladen Gogala > Oracle DBA > > > > -----Original Message----- > Sharman > Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 6:39 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > And having sat through the beta of the masters exam, let me reiterate what > Reichert said in the article. You really do have to have the hands on > experience to pass it. I've been using Oracle for something like 15 years > now, and training others in the DBA world for 11 or so of those 12 years, > and this was the hardest exam I've ever sat through. > > > Pete > > "Controlling developers is like herding cats." > Kevin Loney, Oracle DBA Handbook > > "Oh no, it's not. It's much harder than that!" > Bruce Pihlamae, long term Oracle DBA. > > > > -----Original Message----- > Boivin, Patrice J > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 6:45 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Oracle Mag has something about the Oracle Masters program... > > http://otn.oracle.com/oramag/oracle/03-sep/o53news.html > > Patrice. > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Boivin, Patrice J > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the > message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of > mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP > command for other information (like subscribing). > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Pete Sharman > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the > message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of > mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP > command for other information (like subscribing). > > > > Note: > This message is for the named person's use only. It may contain confidential, > proprietary or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is > waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this message in error, please > immediately delete it and all copies of it from your system, destroy any hard copies > of it and notify the sender. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, > distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended > recipient. Wang Trading LLC and any of its subsidiaries each reserve the right to > monitor all e-mail communications through its networks. > Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where > the message states otherwise and the sender is authorized to state them to be the > views of any such entity. > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Mladen Gogala > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).