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** Reply to note from Darren Benham <gecko@xxxxxxxxxx> Fri, 07 Aug 1998 17:19:02 -0700 (PDT) 
> I'm curious why Caldera thinks that they should be able to create something that is entitled `Certified Linux 
> Engineer'. Wouldn't bother me if it was `Certified Caldera Linux Engineer', but for them to claim that they are the 
> certification for all Linux, that bothers me a bit.  
 
Two observations: 
1.  Using the term "engineer" invites problems with those states (e.g.,Texas) where one cannot hold  oneself out as   
an "engineer" without having met specific standards re formal education, supervised experience, and passing an   
examination prescribed by the a State board (In Texas, the State Bd of Registration for Professional Engineers sets   
the stds).  I've read the Texas Bd has begun enforcement against one MSCE for calling him(her?)self an "engineer." 
 
2.  Caldera's certification will only mean whatever Caldera makes it mean, regardless of whether it stands for   
broad Linux qualifications or something else.  That being true, who cares whether others create competing   
certification schemes that are broader or narrower or mean more or less in terms of knowledge or experience.  I   
think we can be well-served with one or many.  Later, if there are several, those qualified may hold more than   
one, or we may see mergers of certification programs.

Regards,

Jep
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