From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 25 20:01:26 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED80B16A41F for ; Thu, 25 Aug 2005 20:01:26 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from reed@pilchuck.reedmedia.net) Received: from pilchuck.reedmedia.net (pilchuck.reedmedia.net [209.166.74.74]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 81AB243D45 for ; Thu, 25 Aug 2005 20:01:26 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from reed@pilchuck.reedmedia.net) Received: from reed by pilchuck.reedmedia.net with local (Exim 4.44) id 1E8Nue-0005jf-70 for freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org; Thu, 25 Aug 2005 13:01:24 -0700 Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 13:01:24 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jeremy C. Reed" To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Sender: "Jeremy C. Reed" Subject: BSD Certification Group releases certification program roadmap X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 20:01:27 -0000 August 25, 2005 -- The BSD Certification Group announced on Thursday the release of their certification program roadmap. This publication introduces the Group's planned BSD system administrator certifications and the construction of the certification program. "The roadmap grew out of the responses we received to the Task Analysis Survey published in July 2005," said Jim Brown, BSD Certification Group member. "The responses and comments we received in that project helped clarify what the community thought was important about a BSD certification program." The roadmap discusses the target audience and the objectives of the methodology subgroups. It also includes the estimated time frames for the certification program development. The BSD Certification Group has decided that the associate level certification, followed by the professional level certification, will be rolled out in 2006. The associate certification targets those with light to moderate skills in system administration and maps to the Junior SAGE Job Description. The professional level certification is for those with stronger skills in BSD system usage and administration and maps to the Intermediate/Advanced SAGE Job Description. "If you've used BSD for a while, or you have experience in other Unix platforms, the associate certification will likely appeal to you," said Brown. "If you've used BSD for many years and have a strong understanding of your BSD system, the professional certification might be more appealing to you." The test activation goal for the associate level certification is April 5, 2006. "We encourage the entire BSD community to read the roadmap carefully and to contribute their input and expertise towards the tasks that lay ahead," said Dru Lavigne, chair of the BSD Certification Group. The Certification Roadmap is available at http://www.bsdcertification.org/downloads/BSDCertificationRoadmap.pdf. About the BSD Certification Group The BSD Certification Group is comprised of educators, writers and sysadmins who are well versed in and passionate about BSD systems. The group was formed in January 2005 to create a BSD certification program that is recognized as the industry standard for certifying both the knowledge and the ability to perform administrative tasks on BSD systems. The BSD Certification Group website is at http://www.bsdcertification.org/. From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 26 13:43:35 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97CFC16A41F for ; Fri, 26 Aug 2005 13:43:35 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cronopios@gmail.com) Received: from zproxy.gmail.com (zproxy.gmail.com [64.233.162.205]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E4E8443D48 for ; Fri, 26 Aug 2005 13:43:33 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cronopios@gmail.com) Received: by zproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 8so325325nzo for ; Fri, 26 Aug 2005 06:43:33 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition; b=dJhEpvWPNuEqXacRwZPHmCssImIN4+9TV9kaQwbWjM10CN27VB7GOv0v7vnh8UcUBvUh4d+ALqsI7+qHKtGrS+fkPV6eQ3NO3AGlDW7q6hext8s/ZeC0ITAJZMUv0m+bu5jltbMFYqv21PGY5OfKGxIQOOVW7fsmyaJeJO+8c/I= Received: by 10.36.251.45 with SMTP id y45mr244745nzh; Fri, 26 Aug 2005 06:43:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.36.22.4 with HTTP; Fri, 26 Aug 2005 06:43:33 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <8511b92f0508260643484031e1@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 15:43:33 +0200 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Enrique_Mat=EDas_S=E1nchez_=28Quique=29?= To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Subject: FreeBSD articles on a Spanish GNU/Linux magazine X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 13:43:35 -0000 Hi, I few months ago I wrote three articles introducing the FreeBSD operating system for the Spanish magazine _Mundo Linux_. The magazine also included the FreeBSD 5.3R for i386 CD (both 1 & 2). It was the very first time a GNU/Linux magazine in Spain published anything about *BSD, but they were really nice and appreciative. =20 A couple of weeks ago, I posted these three articles on the world wide web, as PDF files. On the Spanish BSD mailing lists I've heard of people who started using FreeBSD because of these articles. Now that FreeBSD 6.0 is forthcoming, I hope they will continue being helpful and useful for the Spanish-speaking people interested on FreeBSD. =20 =20 The first one is an introduction to BSD. It tells us its origins, explains some of its basic characteristics and suggests some reasons why GNU/Linux users could be interested on trying FreeBSD. =20 FreeBSD, a well kept secret http://cronopios.net/Textos/freebsd_un_secreto_bien_guardado.pdf =20 =20 The second one discusses the FreeBSD installation and basic configuration, explaining what slices and partitions are, launching X and the desktop environment, Spanish localization, etc. =20 FreeBSD: installation and getting started http://cronopios.net/Textos/freebsd_instalacion_y_primeros_pasos.pdf =20 =20 The third article carefully explains installing and upgrading applications (using both ports and packages), the various FreeBSD branches (-CURRENT, -STABLE, -RELEASE) and upgrading the system itself. =20 FreeBSD, installing and upgrading programs http://cronopios.net/Textos/freebsd_instalacion_y_actualizacion_de_progra= mas.pdf =20 =20 Best regards, Quique =20 =20 --=20 The problem with quick and dirty... is that dirty remains long after quick has been forgotten. - Steve McConnell, /Software Project Survival Guide/.