[BSDCert] Announcement: Task Analysis Survey Launched

[George R.]

On Apr 23, 2005, at 5:19 PM, Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote:

> Jim Brown <jpb at sixshooter.v6.thrupoint.net> writes:
>> Dag-Erling Smørgrav <des at des.no> writes:
>>> Like I said, I can't even answer the first question without lying.
>> Select a 'close enough answer' for number 1 or leave it blank.
>
> There is no close enough answer.  I don't do system or network
> administration, I'm not a manager, I don't hire, supervise, educate or
> train anyone, and I dropped out of university a couple of years ago.
> I don't even use BSD at work (though that may change in the future,
> and my employer will be glad to offer BSD training classes once you
> guys come up with a credible certification exam)
>
> Is it really so hard to add "I'm a software developer or integrator"
> to the list of possible answers for question 1?
>

I think it's valid that it should be added.

But IMO, this effort for a BSD certification is aimed at sysadmins, not 
developers.

I think one's credentials as a BSD developer is based on commits, and 
it's been there as a criteria for a long long time.  What's been 
lacking is some sort of criteria for sysadmins.

So 'ignorance' on certain or many questions on the survey for 
developers isn't strange.  It's really just a different focus.

And not to mention that there *should* be questions that are not 
answered quickly or even recognizable to some.  It's a reality that 
there are no best practices that are broad enough to cover all BSD 
sysadmins.  There are no formulas (or formulae).  There is experiences.

George