Re: Membership dues [ was: Re: Advisory Board Letter ]

[Andy Tai <atai ece ucsd edu>]

Either a "GNOME Developer Certification" program or seminars along industry
lines will lead people to question has the GNOME Foundation gone too far from
its free software root, and thus the very authority of the GNOME 
Foundation over GNOME.  

Learning from the GGAD book or other on-line documentation is the free-software
way.  Attending a seminar for a few hundred dollars (or more, along 
industry practice) in order to get the greatest insight on GNOME 
APIs is not.

Any companies can organize GNOME seminars if they so desire.  
Why do you need GNOME Foundation for that?

> Also brought up in the conversation with Bart was the possible development of
> actual program to train GNOME developers besides the normal reply of RTFS or read
> a book.  I'm not expressing an interest in having a "GNOME Developer
> Certification" program, but maybe the foundation could organize staff who will hold
> seminars (of course for a fee) on developing for GNOME rather then making people
> attend informal conferences. This area may be another place where the foundation can
> provide some direction.  I'm interested in everyone's opinions.
> 
> Rusty
> 
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