From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 15 18:31:53 2005 Return-Path: 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 ED15C16A4EE for ; Tue, 15 Mar 2005 18:31:52 +0000 (GMT) Received: from knight.ixsystems.net (afg.ixsystems.net [206.40.55.73]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C6B343D31 for ; Tue, 15 Mar 2005 18:31:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from matto@knight.ixsystems.net) Received: from knight.ixsystems.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by knight.ixsystems.net (8.12.10/8.11.6) with ESMTP id j2FICS4S056760; Tue, 15 Mar 2005 10:12:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from matto@knight.ixsystems.net) Received: (from matto@localhost) by knight.ixsystems.net (8.12.10/8.12.9/Submit) id j2FICSiY056759; Tue, 15 Mar 2005 10:12:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from matto) Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 10:12:28 -0800 From: Matt Olander To: Dru Message-ID: <20050315101228.Q25559@knight.ixsystems.net> References: <20050315104454.W574@dru.domain.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <20050315104454.W574@dru.domain.org>; from dlavigne6@sympatico.ca on Tue, Mar 15, 2005 at 10:46:02AM -0500 cc: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BSD Certification Group press release X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 18:31:53 -0000 On Tue, Mar 15, 2005 at 10:46:02AM -0500, Dru wrote: > Below is the first press release regarding the BSD Certification Group. > We will be developing the new BSD Certification initiative throughout > the coming months. As more news on this certification becomes available > we will provide you with the details. > > I will be happy to provide further background on the BSD Certification > Group. Please indicate a request for interview in the subject line. > > Please distribute through your normal channels. Awesome Dru! If there's anything we can do to help, let me know! -matt > March 15, 2005 > > BSD Certification Group Takes Initiative > > Today, the BSD Certification Group officially announces their website and > group focused in the creation of BSD certification. The public website is > at http://www.bsdcertification.org/. > > A number of BSD developers, systems administrators and advocates have > come together to begin the first steps in the creation of a standard > BSD certification. Today marks the official launch of their public > website at http://www.bsdcertification.org/. > > The BSDs, including FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD and DragonflyBSD, are > mature operating systems based on the original Unix developed at > University of Berkeley, California. BSD powers global Internet service > provider infrastructures, and BSD userland applications are familiar to > those running Apple's OS X operating system. BSD tools like OpenSSH are > used to securely access remote systems, and many TCP/IP stacks are derived > from BSD. > > "While some may feel that a BSD certification would just replicate the > problems that other certifications have created, namely lack of experience > masked by a piece of paper, the committee is convinced that with the > proper preparation and testing criteria, a tiered BSD certification process > can demonstrate real-world proficiency as well as provide a goal for those > just beginning their systems and network administration career," said > Dru Lavigne, networking and Unix instructor and the chair for the group. > > The BSD Certification Group looks to bring together the BSD projects, > important vendors, educational institutions and beyond to work to make > this project a success. > > The group invites all who are interested to subscribe to the public BSD > certification mailing list at http://lists.nycbug.org/mailman/listinfo/bsdcert. > > - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > - -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: PGP 6.5.8 > > mQENA0I27w4AAAEIALaARCYGJEiyVmEwd94Bw4YRRBDqK7WFwcETjBLj1NWSAVWa > 7byLDz7Tg31+ur4kagzbuLvvLgn9At/2fcOKc3qbVKwzmFiVdC9pNRMWRGMD/57k > 7915g7rOV34+19eBWs1e1MubSLzBoL7nYiz8tZLe3eSfFPTA1VRT5y/tfTuZ8ejP > FeYzB6l1lRdRRkUK0lySf8q6r7D+l8Bl/P4Cr2FF0DPLPeB6uUuH8t0lDJN3gLjD > qDxaPxj41iw4o6JoV5oBSMBQS0GmGWDh8QMLELYVgOQfDliuSW0vpwZkR5QekhOu > LEzir5zVk9gAcq002aseCfFILtdi/3G6FahG3MkABRG0HERydSBMYXZpZ25lIDxk > cnVAaXNlY29tLm9yZz6JARUDBRBCNu8O/3G6FahG3MkBAWn3B/4rWmi18/XYynlI > idwjKCG+MxVGjum/BMnlWCXUBSOFk08M7t2UK/kQXeFwxY6gfPO3UFt6T+qr1JNf > 8IEFFSHsPaEjYYnGvkz6hPCSCT7ZHFGA/WpkJPCugGR7+j9SpOPr3qIHa5Zjg/vn > lMAFmWG1o29wAXNFBFf9GNmKUyYZgTygliTXK8Hi9HZHOaCmP+DLPCDSaDs87dBH > VrWHXZ/xHNcEDD6gJ9mLfosxOmwC1cNHnFaZYBVuBJyrpwLu+DcYubMOuxS+Sxa7 > lGZxsrmxVK5clYgJHNEW9Mc9zY5/4ekGg2JPQNr5T813GwArkuoNq4RA0hdnWSPV > nJYo2Lbl > =KPQv > - -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: PGP 6.5.8 > > iQEVAwUBQjcDRP9xuhWoRtzJAQHoqwf/Q3pJ3tWR77naAd+JYtuaw8L4F9q/WCdJ > jA9G2sSFzk1Lmdt5cuBzCebTsjrrO5M5gfKhzvvIp61LQpq6M7j+vBCEEqwxn0Vk > nxRSeSnfJn7NQcvYvPigLsQw50vYz83F7ov4GDludeB2ds4NhJSR+oHqS1K0TNYC > vRQfSbtAfXrL35RVeW/dDzEKJX7rzpGvVwJbOHV/IAwsXKgRF4TjB++B2m9RXIvd > 4fbAs41ZuJGFd5xaNOVmKhm/8RYScpepEFEQZBmRFAC4eJj5vYK8sEdBuB5a3Anx > DaHzsyMq98r3mRsqGbJA4xRqOEESdnell0Ebs91KKhmOG1iOvaLgog== > =cj0v > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-advocacy-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Matt Olander (408)943-4100 Phone (408)943-4101 Fax www.offmyserver.com -- "Those who don't read have no advantage over those who can't" -Mark Twain