[BSDCert] International Extension and general invasion.

[Jim B.]

* David Crosswell <david.crosswell2 at gmail.com> [2010-11-11 18:28]:
> Hello,
> 
> As a first post, I thought I would just provide a copy and paste of
> something I sent to the Dragonfly list, by way of introduction:

Welcome!

> "I have a project in mind.
> 
> I recently qualified, here in Australia,  as a Cert. IV, Trainer/Assessor.
> This is the course featured here, which will give you some idea of what that
> involves:
> 
> http://www.carson.com.au/course_TAE40110.php
> 
> I've been involved with Debian for some years, so not entirely new to the
> Open Source area.
> I'm running PC-BSD at present, just having a look, although posting this
> from a Windows piece of filth in an internet cafe
> because I'm moving house and don't have 'net access at present.
> 
> What I'm looking at doing is getting up and running with the new BSD
> certification programme, as featured recently in BSDMag,
> forming that up into a registered training package in a similar format to
> those featured here:
> 
> http://www.ntis.gov.au/
> 
> and training others up on that, while doing server installations into
> commercial situations to keep my head above water.

Great project, and sorely needed.  We get a number of requests
for training, and do not have the resources right now
to develop a comprehensive program.

> Doing the BSD cert up as a registered training package would do a number of
> things, not least in having it accepted as
> an established 'qualification' here in conventional 'establishment' eyes,
> but also in facilitating a greater exposure of Dragonfly
> into a wider training environment and ongoing adoption into areas such as
> large corporate and govt. projects.

There are several  things to consider.  Hit me up off list.

> 
> I thought I'd contact the list to find out if there would be people here
> that would be interested in assisting me with getting my
> knowledge within the DragonflyBSD environment up and running as quickly as
> possible in order to achieve this.
> I'd be classified as a bit of a newbie, but I've been round the lists for a
> while so I know I don't fit into the luser category.
> I don't expect anybody to do it for me."
> Regards,
> 
> Dave Crosswell.

This weekend is the NYCBSDCon conference so a fair number
of BSDCert people will be busy.  If you don't get a lots
of replies, that's probably why. We are definitely interested
though.

Best Regards,
Jim B.