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Alan Gutierrez wrote: >* Rick Marshall <rjm@z...> [2005-01-01 19:05]: > > > >>the challenge remains to develop and maintain software engineering >>and computer science courses that do the same (i know there's lots >>out there, i've been through the system) and the incentive for >>young prospective software people to undertake them. maybe >>professional licencing and liability would be a good idea. >> >> > > How do you introduce liability? It's hard enough to trace > program faults, let alone liability. > > the lawyers will work that out when they think there's enough money involved. from a liability point of view most engineering firms enjoy some protection - at least from competency issues - by employing licensed engineers and following published standards for safety, quality, etc. don't think i'd like the prospect of defending a liability case without the same basic standards. rick >-- >Alan Gutierrez - alan@e... > >----------------------------------------------------------------- >The xml-dev list is sponsored by XML.org <http://www.xml.org>, an >initiative of OASIS <http://www.oasis-open.org> > >The list archives are at http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ > >To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list use the subscription >manager: <http://www.oasis-open.org/mlmanage/index.php> > > > begin:vcard fn:Rick Marshall n:Marshall;Rick email;internet:rjm@z... tel;cell:+61 411 287 530 x-mozilla-html:TRUE version:2.1 end:vcard
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