[KLUG Advocacy] Does Novell Actually Get It?

[Adam Tauno Williams]

This from a slashdot story:

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/10/22/219212 -
Our Novell partners differentiate themselves in the marketplace by promoting
their areas of expertise or specializations; this allows their customers to know
what their skill sets are and what they can reasonably expect these partners to
provide for them. As we embrace Linux, we would like to extend the title of
'Linux specialist' to partners who merit it. Before we move forward on this
initiative, we would like to ask the Linux community for guidance on what should
constitute a Linux specialist. Should we require certifications such as LPI and
the RHCE/RHCT, or are there other more valuable ways of demonstrating Linux
competency?"

So far, with everything I've read and seen,  I'm really impressed.  They seem to
be asking alot of questions and actually listening to the answers.

We bash [insert-almost-any-company-here] pretty fiercly on this list; so I
thought I'd throw out this positive comment.

Adam Tauno Williams
Network & Systems Administrator
Morrison Industries
Grand Rapids, Mi. USA