This has been my problem. Debian could be so useful for me at work but time after time I keep hearing it is a toy created by hobbyists and their is no support. Actually, there is a list of consultants on the web site but that's not enough. The last time this was discussed I think the consensus was these certification programs are scams and they do not accurately measure skills. I agree but there's no denying, they do impress the corporate types. That's probably not a good enough reason.
-- Jaldhar On Mon, 27 Oct 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have been thinking that some system of evaluating proficiency in > Debian Gnu/Linux and its applications might be helpful to both beginning > and advanced users. (and developers also) Many commercial sites hesitate > to use Linux because of support issues. As this changes, and hopefully it > will, being a certified expert in some area could be very helpful in > marketing oneself. I have known several people who have obtained nice > positions because they were "Microsoft certified". None of these people > was very impressive, so I assume the certification counted for something. > Ok, if you have a Phd in cs, or are making a million dollars a > minute as a programmer you probably don't need this. However I think that > Linux should, and does, provide the means for someone with no prior > experience to advance to an extremely high level. Some recognition of > those who attain that seems warranted. > For beginners and intermediate level users some basis for > evaluating ones development is encouraging. Another hobby of mine, chess, > benifits greatly from a rating system. Of course these are quite differnt > things. However, it is very easy for a person to tell when they have > advanced from beginning to novice user. We could all list criteria that > would be remarkably similar. It becomes more problematic when progressing > from novice through intermediacy to advanced levels. Many people > are curious to learn more about linux. I think they might appreciate > having a sense of how they are doing. This also might have the added > benifit of more closely involving Debian users with Debian org > There are a lot of questions that would have to be ironed out > before any evaluation system could be put in place. I am only inquiring > if others think this might be a good idea. I am quite willing to > contribute, to the degree my knowledge permits, to this project if others > think it might be useful. > > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
