Re: PostgreSQL Certification - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: PostgreSQL Certification
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Msg-id 200310242104.h9OL4C924369@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to PostgreSQL Certification  (Diogo Biazus <diogo@ikono.com.br>)
Responses Re: PostgreSQL Certification  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
Re: PostgreSQL Certification  (Diogo Biazus <diogo@ikono.com.br>)
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Diogo Biazus wrote:
>
> Hi, I would like to know what the people on the list think about the
> creation of a PostgreSQL Official Certification Standard.
> Is there anything like this being developed?
> I remenber that this was one of the itens in an advocacy TODO list that
> Justin sent once to the list.
> IMHO It would bring several benefits like:
>
> - Creating a standard in PostgreSQL training all over the world.
> - Creating a certification on which people and companies could truly
> rely on.
> - Preventing people who never contributed to the project in any way to
> make money with certification and bring money to people who would
> dedicate some time to the comunity.
> - It would make the community a little bit stronger, I guess.
>
> I know that's easy to say, but not to do. I'm really willing to help any
> effort in this direction.

This seems very hard to do.  How do we decide which companies qualify?

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