Squeak People Certification

karl karl.ramberg at comhem.se
Tue Feb 20 20:37:49 UTC 2007


Bert Freudenberg skrev:
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> On Feb 20, 2007, at 19:09 , Karl wrote:
>> -It would be nice if the menu options reflected the level of 
>> certification you can make. If you are Apprentice and approve someone 
>> as Master that certification will be ignored, so why have that option?
>
> Because your certification is visible. Even if it does not lead to 
> promotion using the current algorithm, it still shows that you 
> acknowledge someone to be a significant contributor, for example. 
> Like, many people certified Dan Ingalls as Master for obvious reasons, 
> even though they are not Masters themselves. It shows their support. 
> For an explanation of the levels, see
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> http://people.squeakfoundation.org/certs.html
>
> It's similar on a personal level like the appreciation of projects, 
> which you also can do on the people site.
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> - Bert -
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But if I as apprentice was the only one certifying Dan as anything, and 
I certified him as master would he be able to vote in the Squeak election?
Or would he only enjoy my appreciation ;-)
Karl



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