[BSDcert] Re: BSD Certification Group press release

[Jim Brown]

* Dru <dlavigne6 at sympatico.ca> [2005-03-17 10:53]:
> 
> This has been carried over from freebsd-advocacy.
> 
> Dru
> 
> On Wed, 16 Mar 2005, Anthony Atkielski wrote:
> 
> >Chris writes:
> >
> >>I'm not entirely sure what this is 'sposed to mean. If it means what I
> >>think it does, I'll translate.
> >
> >It means that the real purpose of certification--no matter what type of
> >certification it might be--is to allow some people to make more money
> >unfairly to the detriment of others.
> >
> >It pains me to see something like FreeBSD going down this path.
> >Clearly, someone wants to make money off certifications, directly or
> >indirectly, and no scruples prevent them from attacking the open-source
> >domain to that end.
> >
> >Isn't it bad enough that this type of racket exists for proprietary
> >software?

[rant deleted]

I don't subscribe to -advocacy.   Is anyone responding?

Jim B.