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>> "Linux" training is not standardized by any measure either. Lots of
>> companies and "institutions" offer their own training courses. Some
>> of these grow to be fairly well recognized and are offered in similar
>> form repeatedly in different locations, but that is not
>> "standardized" in the sense you propose.
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> This is not exactly true. In the marketplace the Red Hat Linux
> certification (at least in the US) is pretty much conisidered the
> standard.
This makes Bret's point for him. Red Hat invested in providing
training. It is just a de-facto standard, nothing more.
...john