From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 4 15:41:20 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B58EA16A4CE; Wed, 4 Aug 2004 15:41:20 +0000 (GMT) Received: from clunix.cl.msu.edu (clunix.cl.msu.edu [35.9.2.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 329D143D1D; Wed, 4 Aug 2004 15:41:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by clunix.cl.msu.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) id i74Fc0g02795; Wed, 4 Aug 2004 11:38:00 -0400 (EDT) From: Jerry McAllister Message-Id: <200408041538.i74Fc0g02795@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: kellers@njit.edu (T Kellers) Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 11:37:59 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <200408031539.40920.kellers@njit.edu> from "T Kellers" at Aug 03, 2004 03:39:40 PM X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL2] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: Jerry McAllister cc: questions@freebsd.org cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org cc: "Ismael Alves dos S. Filho" Subject: Re: Certification Program X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2004 15:41:20 -0000 > > On Tuesday 03 August 2004 11:30 am, Jerry McAllister wrote: > > > Hi there, > > > > > > I would like to know if there is a Certification Program for FreeBSD, > > > OpenBSD or > > > NetBSD, like SUN's Solaris Certification Program for example. > > > > > > If there is, what is the procedure to make the exam(s)? I am in > > > Salvador/Bahia/BRAZIL. > > > > The short answer is no. > > Some other people may wish to give a more comprehensive answer. > > > > Anyway, the FreeBSD organization is not a company in the same sense > > as Sun or Microsloth, etc that can set up a program to certify people > > in its wonders. The FreeBSD organization is a group of volunteers > > from all over the world that contribute to make the system. Although > > there is a core group that steers the project and tries to make sure > > additions and modifications are clean and meet standards, there is > > nothing that specifies the official way you must use the system. > > > > But, I have heard of some organizations that have undertaken to make > > up some training for FreeBSD and for UNIX in general. It seemd even > > like one might be in Brazil. But, I do not remember names or addresses. > > You might do some Google searching for FreeBSD training or something > > like that and see what you get. > > > > ////jerry > > The longer answer is yes :) > > NJIT offers open source unix certification (and it's recognized/endorsed by > the FreeBSD Foundation) > > http://cpe.njit.edu/noncredit/#opensourceunix > > avaiable both online and in classroom. OK. That must be one of the third-party programs I have heard about. I didn't know any were officially endorsed by FreeBSD. ////jerry > > Tim Kellers > > CPE/NJIT > >