On Fri, 2004-12-31 at 12:27 -0500, Alan Gutierrez wrote:
> > > By the end of this century, I will be amazed if you will still be able to
> > > call yourself a 'software engineer/progammer' without a legally mandated
> > > certification, license and professional standards.
> 
>     Uh, riiiight. And, in the future, if I attempt to create an
>     Excel macro, my spread sheet will notifiy the authorities.

Having had the unfortunate experience of dealing with some truly
medieval spreadsheet hackery, I can't say I'm not looking forward to
such a day <duck/>.

Seriously, I agree with Franz, and I don't see where he could be seen to
have insulted anyone particular.

Remember that anyone can fetch some paracetamol/acitominophen for their
friend with a headache, or apply a bandage to the calf of a comrade who
suffered a strain on a soccer pitch, but that does not give them the
right to call themselves a "doctor" in any official capacity.


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