Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 11:37:59 -0400 (EDT) From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: kellers@njit.edu (T Kellers) Cc: "Ismael Alves dos S. Filho" <ifho@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Certification Program Message-ID: <200408041538.i74Fc0g02795@clunix.cl.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <200408031539.40920.kellers@njit.edu> from "T Kellers" at Aug 03, 2004 03:39:40 PM
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> > 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 > >
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