Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 11:23:24 -0400 (EDT) From: Adrian Filipi-Martin <adrian@ubergeeks.com> To: Lanny Baron <lnb@cybertouch.org> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD Certification...again Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9907121121220.13125-100000@thneed.ubergeeks.com> In-Reply-To: <199907120742.DAA87738@freedom.cybertouch.org>
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On Mon, 12 Jul 1999, Lanny Baron wrote: > Hello Fellow FreeBSD'ers, > I would just like to say that it irks me to death that I must spend > $16,500.00 (canadian) to take a 23 week long immersion course to > be "prepared" for MCSE, Oracle and A+ certification. Although the > school (private) I am going to will touch on solaris for a whole week, > many people I have talked to on IRC tell me I am wasting my time. > > However I am not. Here, in Toronto at least. Many companies > looking to hire people want to see 1) a university degree or 2) a ton > of experience they can call and get references on the applicants. 3) > Certification from recognized systems (for a lack of a better term). Well, you might check out the USENIX certification debate. I'm of two minds on the whole issue, but I'm sure that any certification that they settle upon would apply pretty well to FreeBSD. Adrian -- [ adrian@ubergeeks.com -- Ubergeeks Consulting -- http://www.ubergeeks.com/ ] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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