Re: SAGE, certification, and you

["Jeff \"Forest Creature\" Hargiss" <hargiss@michelob.wustl.edu>]

i am more in the 'merit badge' group.

certification to me means that you have a structure to rely on, and some 
sort of validation to ensure that you understand what you were learning.

so, i am after certification of the merit badge system :)

it would be nice to have levels too.

say... novice  <logging in, vi, cd, etc>
       ...
       sysadmin basic <adding users, printers, etc>
                general <networking, building a system from scratch>
                advanced <scripting, building install packages>
                guru <core os modifications>

[feel free to expand or delete the whole thing, these are just thoughts]

on the boy scout manner [merit badges], each level of rank had basic 
merit badges [and skill awards] that had to be completed for qualification.

did anyone else in the world care about this certification <bsa>? NO

i do not agree with the position of sage not having the "weight" of an 
international standards body.  NO ONE CARES ABOUT STANDARDS BODIES EXCEPT 
THEIR MEMBERS.

and, on the other paw... nothing became a standard until it was created.

if sage takes this on, it should be done for the interests of sage-members.


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