[OLUG] RedHat cert study

[Drazak]

I would assume that the HANDS ON portion of the tests would keep it
certainly viable.  Cisco has a very well respected certification program,
and they dont require NDA's (last I checked).  I hate NDA's; most geeks I
know hate NDA's.  I'm still the only employee at my company that hasnt
signed the standard Intellectual Property agreement (actually, they said I
was the first person to actually read it :) )  I stated my reasoning for
not wanting to sign it, and they accepted it. 

It sounds more to me like they want to keep the revenue stream up rather
then their standards.  It will be interesting to see what kind of reaction
Red Hat will get from the community. 

_Drew

On Thu, 13 Jan 2000, Damon Childs wrote:

> Think about it... The NDA covers the TESTS, Now how good are tests if
> everybody knows EXACTLY what is on or what to do for each test????
> 
> The NDA shows ppl that they want to keep the cert program viable, but
> there is only so much they can do to keep the tests varied..
> 
> On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, Drazak wrote:
> 
> > What a rediculous stance for a company that supposedly embraces open
> > exchange of information and ideas.  I understand their desire to keep the
> > tests legit, but I believe that this may be going a bit too far...Surely
> > there is a way to keep the tests hard enough to keep crammers out but
> > still not require NDA's. 
> > 
> > _Drew
> > 
> > On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, Vincent Raffensberger wrote:
> > 
> > > John Kennedy wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > If I get to go, I'll bring back the course materials to
> > > > and pass the knowledge along.
> > > 
> > > I heard somewhere that Redhat will make you sign a NDA (non-discolsure
> > > agreement) before starting the course.  Does anyone know if this is
> > > true?
> > > 
> > > -- 
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