From: Darby Weaver (ccie.weaver@gmail.com)
Date: Fri Mar 27 2009 - 08:07:55 ART
http://darbylogs.blogspot.com/2009/03/revolution-it-is-inevitable.html
Note: March 27th 4:01am. - This little flag is mine - just in case anyone
has a doubt.
The last time I started a fire about the MCSE NT 4.0 being retired someone
else stole my words verbatim.
On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 7:00 AM, Darby Weaver <ccie.weaver@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hold on buddy -
>
> That's my quote...
> It's time for the community to take a step to police itself. There is
> no other way that can be effective.
>
> Cisco, Microsoft, and others even with a heavily vested financial interest
> in the matter are virtually helpless and have been for over a decade.
>
> The only way this can happen and happen effectively is with the force that
> we, collectively, as a top tier of IT Professionals can actually lead the
> charge and just say "NO!".
>
> I am only 1 person. I raised the voice, I held up a flag, and I picked up
> the sword and many other IT Professionals knew it was right and they lined
> up to fight right alongside me.
>
> That battle is now nearly won.
>
> I was attacked personally for my efforts, and my identity (name, picture,
> credentials) were "mocked and stolen" and as a result, I struck back there
> as well - legally - and as of today that site (certcollection.org) is now
> down for the second day of "maintenance".
>
> There are somewhere between 10,000 - 100,000+ registered members of
> Groupstudy.com and I'll bet you if even but a few put their names and
> reputations on the line in this war to save our profession, then it won't
> take long.
>
> We Will Win.
>
> It gets ugly but it is not impossible.
>
> Surely there are more people here than just Pavel and myself.
>
>
> Others? Collectively we should be the tip of the spear in this fight. I'm
> not naive and I know some of this number will be shaking their heads and
> saying... "Darby you are crazy, it just can't be undone that easy!" and I
> was told very nearly that about Sadikhov.com and not even two months later
> Sadikhov.com is seeing a brighter day and is well on its way to being the
> "Technical Knowledge-Sharing Forum" it always wanted to be. The Site Admin
> and Owner cared enough to risk financial loss to make it so. And now it is
> coming to pass.
>
> If there is anyone who does not believe this is a history breaking event on
> the Internet - let them speak now. Because it is coming. I'm not saying
> piracy and cheating exams will go away 100% - I am saying it will not be the
> norm and will not be the rule rather than the exception.
>
> And if you don't stand for this type of movement, what will you stand for.
> This is a revolution. A global revolution.
>
> Definition of Revolution: A fundamental change in power or organizational
> structure.
>
> Anyone else up to the challenge at hand?
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