[Asterisk-Users] Asterisk Certification

[Ariel Batista]

I just have to make my view known about this.  

1) I agree that one is needed but!
2) I feel that there should be a way to get a self study course which will lead to a way to take a test for the Certification.
3) Cost and who set this up is really something that I think should be done first from digium and not out side sources.
4) Which Linux Distro will this be based on is important to make this all work seamless.
5) Certification must only be for Stable released version and not head. (Released is the only product that should be used for real world installations). Can't be oh we have a new thing so we are now saying you need a new certification this is wrong.
6) Support group for the Certification.
7) A low cost way to get this Certification.
8) If we do get Certification our very own advanced support from Digium. 
9) Real documentation is a must and needed if this is to work. Before you Certify people there must be some manuals and I mean real ones. Not the wiki or people just say well go to the wiki and read for your self. This is not the point and should not be.  If you want to be considered real to have an Asterisk Certification then you must pay the price to have proper documentation and support behind it.

There are people like my self that have been working with Asterisk for more then a year. Some of us have even made a biz out of installing and supporting Asterisk systems.  There should be a way to get these people a quick and easy way to get Certified.  Like many of us we have been helping via the freenode and other sources others this will be a problem in the future due to with Certifications you will have people who feel since there certified the don't give help unless there paid for.  This will be a step backwards for our great community.  So in my view we are not ready for this Certification and I do not support the current view that is posted about it.  Lets get real and do something professional not halve done.
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