Re: certification

[Joseph S D Yao <jsdy@gwyn.tux.org>]

> Mark Sienkiewicz writes:
> >>I volunteer (as I have in the past) to do a
> >>PGP merit badge course, and/or an SSH merit badge
> >>course, or perhaps one covering both.
> >
> >Please describe the benefits of this approach.  How does it help
> >me to have a PGP merit badge or an SSH merit badge?
> 
> I have two examples from real life.

Greg, I think Mark wasn't asking what good it would be to know PGP or
SSH [I believe he already knows both fields and their benefits].  I
believe that he is asking what good it would do to have a patch with a
key picture, and another with ... [has O'Reilly put out an SSH book
yet?]

Nothing.  Not at first.  But if a critical mass [I wouldn't even want to
guess how many] had them, and put them on their resumes, then HR
managers and even SA managers might notice, and start treating them with
respect.

The boot-up problem is common to any credential.  Part of the solution
is [don't get too disgusted] marketing.

Joe Yao				jsdy@tux.org - Joseph S. D. Yao