Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 14:07:58 -0800 (PST) From: Doug Barton <Doug@gorean.org> To: Steve Hovey <shovey@buffnet.net> Cc: John Flowers <John.Flowers@botcc.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Certifications Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0003011405420.59186-100000@dt051n0b.san.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10003010835540.25936-100000@buffnet11.buffnet.net>
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On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, Steve Hovey wrote:
> > On Tue, 29 Feb 2000, John Flowers wrote:
> >
> > > Where do I go to find classes to be certified in FreeBSD.
> >
> > Short answer, there aren't any. Longer answer, it wouldn't mean
> > anything even if there were.
>
> You are making that smart person mistake - those of us in the trenches
> realise that certification courses are waste (Ive known several certified
> stupid people) - BUT business is a game, and non-techie managers need
> something to go by to feel they are making a good hire choice, and
> unfortunately buy into the cert thing.
I didn't say it wouldn't be useful. I said it wouldn't mean
anything. I was feeling particularly grumpy last night. The original
questioner has already rephrased his question and got quite a bit of good
advice, so my job is done here. :)
Doug
PS, the answer to the real question is, "Install it, use it, learn it,
live it, love it."
--
"Welcome to the desert of the real."
- Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus, "The Matrix"
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