[Linux-aus] Interview with Mark Lloyd from ACS on compulsory accreditation

[Neill Cox]

Well said Michael,

I was struggling to find the words to say exactly this.  I'l stop  
trying now!

Their goals are very hard to reconcile with trying to build an  
inclusive open source community.

Cheers,
Neill

On 29/09/2006, at 9:51 AM, Michael Davies wrote:

> On 9/29/06, Bret Busby <bret at busby.net> wrote:
>>
>> Can you provide a URL for a web page that explains the plans of  
>> the ACS,
>> to have "a mandatory registration system"?
>>
>> It sounds a bit like Pandora and her wooden receptable, wich was not
>> securely closed.
>
> This has been an ACS goal for some time - con the government into
> making them the mandatory cusdodians of IT in Australia, thereby
> guarranteeing them:
> a) relevance to the average IT worker,
> b) increased membership numbers, and thereby a gravy chain of money,
> c) bottoms to sit on their "Powerpoint for Dummies"-style expensive
> training courses, which of course would be mandatory if you want to
> stay accredited.
>
> In my mind, this is just a big a risk to the readers of this list as
> the AUSFTA - you'll need to start paying AUD600 + costs of mandatory
> training courses per year for no real benefit to the average IT
> worker.
>
> I think bringing professionalism to our industry is a good thing, but
> not by granting an irrelevant organisation a monopoly on accreditation
> of said industry.
>
> Cheers,
> -- 
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