[consulting] Drupal Certification (was: General consultant's vent)

[Roshan Shah]

For the same reasons of  no clear Drupal Trademark policy, many
companies are in wait and watch mode.  Is there a level playing field
for everyone or is it only Acquia that can offer add-on offerings with
Dries at helm there?

Roshan
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On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 10:52 AM, Tom Geller<tom at tomgeller.com> wrote:
> This subject comes up frequently. I know that Acquia was considering
> preparation of a certification system ("Yellow Jersey"), but it's always
> been low among their priorities.
>
> Something on this subject became the most-commented post on my blog:
>
>  http://tomgeller.com/content/market-ready-drupal-certification
>
> Then in a post shortly after that, I suggested that Drupal Association would
> be the appropriate body to run a certification program:
>
>  http://tomgeller.com/content/why-support-drupal-association
>
> I wrote, "[DA could] fulfill functions best served by a non-profit
> authority. While I find commercial interest in Drupal exciting and
> encouraging, some functions -- such as certification and trademark
> protection -- are best served by a neutral party with interests beyond the
> purely financial. Drupal Association is that authority."
>
> DA never expressed an interest in that -- which is fine, and their right.
> I'm among those who questions the value of such things... but still think it
> would be great to try. Alas, nobody's taking the lead. Uncertainly over the
> Drupal trademark IMHO also discourages anyone from claiming that leadership
> role.
>
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