Rico Secada wrote:

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> Hi

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> What do you think of The BSD Certification Group at bsdcertification.org?

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i think it gives me a massive erection. the quality of an admin is

measurable directly as a function of the extraneous certifications they

have, duh!
> Is this a good idea? From my perspective it looks like a smart marketing

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> way. A way to make money from people who think this would

> help in some way.

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if it were for non-BSD licensed OSes, i would totally agree, however i

think it's a legitimate move to give us BSD folks some sort of laurels

that appeal to stupid HR and mgmt types and not a move to hustle up cash.
> Taking a certification doesn't prove anything imho. And the way that they

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> focus on the 4 different BSD's.. you could have someone being an expert

> in OpenBSD yet he has never used DragonflyBSD, would this make him less

> interesting to hire for a BSD specific job?

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knowing one BSD implies a comparable level of skill in the other ones,

IMO. only a matter of figuring out the package utility and occasionally

using features unique to that BSD. there is also that deep throbbing

philosophical pain that overwhelms me when i use the other BSDs...
cheers,

jake
> Best regards

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> Rico