new certification project

[JZA]

This is a formal proposal to set up the certification project which
would be a dedicated space toward the certification moving out of the
Education project. We believe this will benefit the certification
efforts since it will gather more visibility to the project and also
better way to handle volunteers that want specifically see information
about the project. The goal fo the certification project is to create
and maintain a certification that respond to the needs of a
standardized qualification on the use of the office suite. The mission
statement of the project should be the followings:

Summary
 The OpenOffice.org Certification Project will develop and manage a
global skills-certification program through a network of training and
support partner organizations in both the private and public sector.
We will develop a set of skills standards as well as a flexible,
low-cost and culturally-neutral infrastructure for testing students
based on these standards. Our organizational partners will deliver the
tests and training, remitting a fee for every student that has
successfully passed their tests, and we will issue and maintain the
certifications. The program is designed to be operated on a
cost-recovery, non-profit basis (though we will certainly encourage
our partners to profit from the relationship with us). As a result
will will create a vibrant community of partners and advocates,
through a system that encourages private trainers while keeping OOo
programs competitive and relevant in local cultures and communities.


 Vision
 To grow the acceptance and use of OpenOffice.org (OOo) by commercial
and institutional organizations that deploy office productivity
software.

Mission
 To increase the numbers of people qualified to operate OOo software,
while developing a worldwide network of educational and service
organizations capable of providing support to organizations
considering the deployment of OOo.
 This will be done primarily through the creation of educational
standards related to OOo operation and administration, as well as an
infrastructure for providing certification testing based on those
standards. This will be done using methods designed to be as publicly
accessible, vendor-neutral, and culturally neutral as possible.

Please vote to fill out the protocol of the guidelines to set up a new project.

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Alexandro Colorado
OpenOffice.org Español
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[Evan Leibovitch-2]

Alexandro wrote:

This is a formal proposal to set up the certification project which
> would be a dedicated space toward the certification moving out of the
> Education project.
>
>
+1

- Evan

[Drew Jensen]

On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 12:13 PM, Evan Leibovitch
<evanleibovitch@...>wrote:

> Alexandro wrote:
>
> This is a formal proposal to set up the certification project which
> > would be a dedicated space toward the certification moving out of the
> > Education project.
> >
> >
> +1
>
> - Evan
>

- 1


I see no mention of how you will fund your operation - looking at the
OOo-4-kids project and their funding model would be a good start.

[Drew Jensen]

On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 12:44 PM, Andrew Jensen
<drewjensen.inbox@...>wrote:

>
>
> On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 12:13 PM, Evan Leibovitch <evanleibovitch@...
> > wrote:
>
>> Alexandro wrote:
>>
>> This is a formal proposal to set up the certification project which
>> > would be a dedicated space toward the certification moving out of the
>> > Education project.
>> >
>> >
>> +1
>>
>> - Evan
>>
>
> - 1
>
>
> I see no mention of how you will fund your operation - looking at the
> OOo-4-kids project and their funding model would be a good start.
>

LOL - really I did read it...I read it twice....and then I read it
thrice....

[JZA]

On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 12:09 PM, Andrew Jensen
<drewjensen.inbox@...> wrote:

> On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 12:44 PM, Andrew Jensen
> <drewjensen.inbox@...>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 12:13 PM, Evan Leibovitch <evanleibovitch@...
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Alexandro wrote:
>>>
>>> This is a formal proposal to set up the certification project which
>>> > would be a dedicated space toward the certification moving out of the
>>> > Education project.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> +1
>>>
>>> - Evan
>>>
>>
>> - 1
>>
>>
>> I see no mention of how you will fund your operation - looking at the
>> OOo-4-kids project and their funding model would be a good start.
>>
>
> LOL - really I did read it...I read it twice....and then I read it
> thrice....
>

So what we need here is support from the community to get the
domain/project as the project proposal guidelines are specified.
http://www.openoffice.org/about_us/protocols_proposing.html

This is not meant to create the efforts for the project, they have
been running already for several months under the education project.
We are looking into settling a project of its own.

We need general community approval for that.

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Alexandro Colorado
OpenOffice.org Español
IM: jza@...

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[Drew Jensen]

On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 1:09 PM, Andrew Jensen <drewjensen.inbox@...>wrote:

>
> On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 12:44 PM, Andrew Jensen <drewjensen.inbox@...
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 12:13 PM, Evan Leibovitch <
>> evanleibovitch@...> wrote:
>>
>>> Alexandro wrote:
>>>
>>> This is a formal proposal to set up the certification project which
>>> > would be a dedicated space toward the certification moving out of the
>>> > Education project.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> +1
>>>
>>> - Evan
>>>
>>
>> - 1
>>
>>
>> I see no mention of how you will fund your operation - looking at the
>> OOo-4-kids project and their funding model would be a good start.
>>
>
> LOL - really I did read it...I read it twice....and then I read it
> thrice....
>
>  +1
>

[Peter Junge-2]

Hi Alexandro,

Alexandro Colorado wrote:

> This is a formal proposal to set up the certification project which
> would be a dedicated space toward the certification moving out of the
> Education project. We believe this will benefit the certification
> efforts since it will gather more visibility to the project and also
> better way to handle volunteers that want specifically see information
> about the project. The goal fo the certification project is to create
> and maintain a certification that respond to the needs of a
> standardized qualification on the use of the office suite. The mission
> statement of the project should be the followings:
>

[...]

>
> Please vote to fill out the protocol of the guidelines to set up a new project.
>

thanks for this great project proposal. Here's my vote:
+1

Best regards,
Peter

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[Sergio Infante Montero-2]

 >   Please vote to fill out the protocol of the guidelines to set up
a new project.


Great project proposal. Here's my vote:

+1


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[Cor Nouws]

Hi Alexandro,

Alexandro Colorado wrote (2-10-2009 19:40)
> This is a formal proposal to set up the certification project which
> would be a dedicated space toward the certification moving out of the
> Education project. We believe this will benefit the certification
> [...]

I would like to understand what is the relationship with the request
that you made to the Community Council to endorse a private initiative
from you and Evan to set up a certification body for OpenOffice.org.
Can you pls explain this?

Thanks,
Cor

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[JZA]

On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 2:07 AM, Cor Nouws <oolst@...> wrote:

> Hi Alexandro,
>
> Alexandro Colorado wrote (2-10-2009 19:40)
>
>> This is a formal proposal to set up the certification project which
>> would be a dedicated space toward the certification moving out of the
>> Education project. We believe this will benefit the certification
>> [...]
>>
>
> I would like to understand what is the relationship with the request that
> you made to the Community Council to endorse a private initiative from you
> and Evan to set up a certification body for OpenOffice.org.
> Can you pls explain this?
>

ask louis, he will probably explain you better since it was his idea to go
to through the  protocols to "ask for a new project".

Me I just want the certification.openoffice.org set in place so we can move
on with our work.

>
> Thanks,
> Cor
>
> --
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>  - Community Contributor Representative in the Community Council
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[rholt]

Alexandro Colorado escribió:

> This is a formal proposal to set up the certification project which
> would be a dedicated space toward the certification moving out of the
> Education project. We believe this will benefit the certification
> efforts since it will gather more visibility to the project and also
> better way to handle volunteers that want specifically see information
> about the project. The goal fo the certification project is to create
> and maintain a certification that respond to the needs of a
> standardized qualification on the use of the office suite. The mission
> statement of the project should be the followings:
>
> Summary
>  The OpenOffice.org Certification Project will develop and manage a
> global skills-certification program through a network of training and
> support partner organizations in both the private and public sector.
> We will develop a set of skills standards as well as a flexible,
> low-cost and culturally-neutral infrastructure for testing students
> based on these standards. Our organizational partners will deliver the
> tests and training, remitting a fee for every student that has
> successfully passed their tests, and we will issue and maintain the
> certifications. The program is designed to be operated on a
> cost-recovery, non-profit basis (though we will certainly encourage
> our partners to profit from the relationship with us). As a result
> will will create a vibrant community of partners and advocates,
> through a system that encourages private trainers while keeping OOo
> programs competitive and relevant in local cultures and communities.
>
>
>  Vision
>  To grow the acceptance and use of OpenOffice.org (OOo) by commercial
> and institutional organizations that deploy office productivity
> software.
>
> Mission
>  To increase the numbers of people qualified to operate OOo software,
> while developing a worldwide network of educational and service
> organizations capable of providing support to organizations
> considering the deployment of OOo.
>  This will be done primarily through the creation of educational
> standards related to OOo operation and administration, as well as an
> infrastructure for providing certification testing based on those
> standards. This will be done using methods designed to be as publicly
> accessible, vendor-neutral, and culturally neutral as possible.
>
> Please vote to fill out the protocol of the guidelines to set up a new project.
>

+1

I thought this had already been approved.

regards,
Richard.


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[Cor Nouws]

Alexandro Colorado wrote (5-10-2009 9:26)

> On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 2:07 AM, Cor Nouws <oolst@...> wrote:
>> Alexandro Colorado wrote (2-10-2009 19:40)
>>
>>> This is a formal proposal to set up the certification project which
>>> would be a dedicated space toward the certification moving out of the
>>> Education project. We believe this will benefit the certification
>>> [...]
>>>
>> I would like to understand what is the relationship with the request that
>> you made to the Community Council to endorse a private initiative from you
>> and Evan to set up a certification body for OpenOffice.org.
>> Can you pls explain this?
>
> ask louis, he will probably explain you better since it was his idea to go
> to through the  protocols to "ask for a new project".
>
> Me I just want the certification.openoffice.org set in place so we can move
> on with our work.

Apart from the importance of the OpenOffice.org Certification project,
there is no need to have it separated for you to be able to continue the
other track. So pls follow on the outcome of the request at the CC.
But what is important, is that the various roles are clear. Something we
discussed already, so will not be new.

Regards,
Cor

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[Carlos Li-2]

I'm agree
+1

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Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 12:40:37 -0500
From: Alexandro Colorado <jza@...>
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Subject: new certification project

This is a formal proposal to set up the certification project which
would be a dedicated space toward the certification moving out of the
Education project. We believe this will benefit the certification
efforts since it will gather more visibility to the project and also
better way to handle volunteers that want specifically see information
about the project. The goal fo the certification project is to create
and maintain a certification that respond to the needs of a
standardized qualification on the use of the office suite. The mission
statement of the project should be the followings:

Summary
 The OpenOffice.org Certification Project will develop and manage a
global skills-certification program through a network of training and

[luispo]

Hi,

On 2009-10-05, at 16:15 , Cor Nouws wrote:

> Alexandro Colorado wrote (5-10-2009 9:26)
>> On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 2:07 AM, Cor Nouws <oolst@...> wrote:
>>> Alexandro Colorado wrote (2-10-2009 19:40)
>>>
>>>> This is a formal proposal to set up the certification project which
>>>> would be a dedicated space toward the certification moving out of  
>>>> the
>>>> Education project. We believe this will benefit the certification
>>>> [...]
>>>>
>>> I would like to understand what is the relationship with the  
>>> request that
>>> you made to the Community Council to endorse a private initiative  
>>> from you
>>> and Evan to set up a certification body for OpenOffice.org.
>>> Can you pls explain this?
>> ask louis, he will probably explain you better since it was his  
>> idea to go
>> to through the  protocols to "ask for a new project".
>> Me I just want the certification.openoffice.org set in place so we  
>> can move
>> on with our work.
>
> Apart from the importance of the OpenOffice.org Certification  
> project, there is no need to have it separated for you to be able to  
> continue the other track. So pls follow on the outcome of the  
> request at the CC.

Agreed. The wish to have the Cert project in accordance with the CC is  
distinct from the desire to have a representation of it on or in the  
OOo domain, which creating a project is all about. As I have seen no  
objections to the project and it's been discussed for a rather long  
time (and the proponents are justifiably eager to get this going),  
I'll set it up tonight. The new project would be, certification.openoffice.org
.


> But what is important, is that the various roles are clear.  
> Something we discussed already, so will not be new.
>
> Regards,
> Cor
>
> --


-Louis

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