[sudo-discuss] hacker schools discussion

[Romy Ilano]

FYI: I know a lot of the people running the hacker schools and who have
graduated from them. I think most of these schools are legit, but I'm
wondering if that is because it is due to the location (SF Bay Area) and
the very high talent pool here.

None of these bootcamps claims to replace a university education, they are
offering a very different thing.

I'm spooked by people who would advocate replacing an education with
vocational bootcamps. I don't see these bootcamps competing with computer
science departments at universities.

I can see a lot of potential abuse occurring as well:

   - 1997 New Yorker article on the University of Phoneix, a for-profit
   institution:

http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1997/10/20/1997_10_20_114_TNY_CARDS_000379687


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Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 18:22:50 -0800
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I think Sudo Room has a stake in the existence of effective hacker-training
programs, regardless of whether they are offered *by* Sudo Room. So, thanks
Hol for posting the link.

I agree with GtwoG that there is some possibility for abuse; but neither
the article nor the agency's web site offer a concise presentation of what
it means to "be in compliance". Is the agency throwing up regulations that
will deter good work? It's hard to tell!

I posted this to a couple email lists in the Wikipedia space, so check out
these discussions too if interested:
* http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/gendergap/2014-January/thread.html
* http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-sf/2014-January/thread.html

-Pete
peteforsyth.com



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Romy Ilano
romy at snowyla.com
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