Ask HN: Certification services for OSS professionals
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Interesting idea. Would be ideal if Apache Software Foundation joined to your project with certificates for palette of their products.
Success of this project depends on participation of subjects which accept this way of certification.
I think it's a valid idea. I'm not aware of anything similar to this. I can see it shining especially for clients finding experts in less popular technologies.
There are two crucial points for this project to succeed: 1) Platform must be recognizable by clients - those certificates has to be acknowledged. 2) A few popular open source projects should join with their products
There are two crucial points for this project to succeed: 1) Platform must be recognizable by clients - those certificates has to be acknowledged. 2) A few popular open source projects should join with their products
Thanks for feedback! About the recognition and acknowledgement - the idea is to allow OSS authors / maintainers / contributors / OSS project team members build and maintain their "authorised" certification programs as a part of the project (just like they maintain documentation).
I've build a first prototype of web platform that will allow companies and individuals involved in open source projects easily provide professional certification services around their products / technologies.
Do you think there is any demand for such product?
IMHO the service will be valuable for:
a) OSS authors and contributors - as a source of money to support their efforts,
b) professional users of OSS (developers, admins, etc.) - giving them opportunity to improve their knowledge, prove their professional credibility, promote their expertise,
c) clients using OSS in their projects and businesses - making easier for them to find experts in specific products / technologies (esp. less popular).
I will be happy to hear your feedback on the idea.
In the meanwhile we're preparing for private beta.
If you're interested in beta invitations, please visit http://www.certihub.com/
Best regards, DD
PS. I have a technical background, plus tech and design skills, yet I'm looking for a partner with experience in front-end development (HTML5/CSS/jQuery) and UI & UX design. I believe that magic things happen when you collaborate with talented people, so if you're interested, please contact me at certihubhq /at/ gmail.com.