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RFD: comp.os.os2.certification
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jeff *Clef* Butts)
Wed Aug 14 13:47:34 1996
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: 14 Aug 1996 16:51:02 -0000
From: clef@ntrek.com (Jeff *Clef* Butts)
REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
unmoderated group comp.os.os2.certification
Newsgroup line:
comp.os.os2.certification Issues Surrounding OS/2 Certification.
This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) for the creation of a
world-wide unmoderated Usenet newsgroup comp.os.os2.certification.
This is not a Call for Votes (CFV); you cannot vote at this time.
Procedural details are below.
RATIONALE: comp.os.os2.certification
IBM's operating system, OS/2, is a topic of great interest on Usenet,
where it is discussed in many newsgroups, and in all probability, many
mailing lists (none of which are listed under distribution due to the
author not being currently aware of the precise email addresses.)
Additionally, IBM's Certification program in OS/2 is rapidly becoming
a frequent topic of discussion, as IBM encourages its proponents and
independent consultants to become certified. Unfortunately, such
discussions are often fragmented and/or off-topic in the groups where
they occur. This proposal seeks to create an intuitively obvious
central newsgroup for such discussions.
Existing Usenet newsgroups where discussions of IBM's certification
program in OS/2 is discussed include comp.os.os2.announce,
comp.os.os2.advocacy, comp.os.os2.beta, comp.os.os2.apps, and
comp.os.os2.misc. In all of these newsgroups, this discussion is at
best marginally on-topic, to the extent that certification requires
sound knowledge in the areas that all of these newsgroups discuss.
Where these threads become questionable as to topicality is in the
discussion of specific requirements for certification and
opportunities for IBM Certified OS/2 Engineers (Experts).
CHARTER: comp.os.os2.certification
This is a news group for discussion of the IBM Certification program
in OS/2.
Appropriate types of articles would include discussions of the
specific testing requirements to become IBM Certified OS/2 Engineers
(Experts), FAQs, booklists, class schedules, announcements of new
publications and certification tests, opportunities for current and
prospective IBM Certified OS/2 Engineers (Experts), and reviews of
current publications and classes. Requests by other users for the
professional opinions of Certified IBM Engineers (Experts) and short,
non-hype, commercial announcements of books, seminars, classes,
etc. are also acceptable.
Inappropriate types of articles would include commercial
advertisements, discussions not relating to OS/2 certification, topics
on "cheating" the certification exams, binary files, and discussions
of publications not relating to OS/2 certification.
This group will be unmoderated, allowing anyone with the proper access
to create or participate in message discussions.
END CHARTER.
PROCEDURE:
This is a request for discussion, not a call for votes. In this phase
of the process, any potential problems with the proposed news group
should be raised and resolved. The discussion period will continue
for a minimum of 21 days (starting from when the first RFD for this
proposal is posted to news.announce.newgroups), after which a Call For
Votes (CFV) may be posted by a neutral vote taker if the discussion
warrants it. Please do not attempt to vote until this happens.
All discussion of this proposal should be posted to news.groups. This
RFD attempts to comply fully with the Usenet newsgroup creation
guidelines outlined in "How to Create a New Usenet Newsgroup" and "How
to Format and Submit a New Group Proposal". Please refer to these
documents (available in news.announce.newgroups) if you have any
questions about the process.
DISTRIBUTION:
This RFD has been posted to the following newsgroups:
news.announce.newgroups news.groups comp.os.os2.announce comp.os.os2.advocacy
