<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 12:35 PM, David Tomaschik <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:david@systemoverlord.com" target="_blank">david@systemoverlord.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><br><div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div>And these are the companies that wonder why there are some researchers who still prefer "full disclosure" to "responsible disclosure." (And some pseudo-researchers who prefer "paid disclosure.") </div>
</div><div class="im"><br></div></div></div></blockquote><div> </div><div>Given the importance of reliable software in a growing number of areas, I see a need to have professional licenses for programmers that touch finance, health care, public safety, etc. We don't let just anyone design a bridge and that's for good reasons. We need to rethink this field from a public health and safety perspective.<br>
<br>I can also see a need for mandatory professional certifications for System Administrators in those same areas. <br><br>ditto for DBA work.<br></div></div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>-- <br>James P. Kinney III<br><i><i><i><i><br>
</i></i></i></i>Every time you stop a school, you will have to build a jail. What you
gain at one end you lose at the other. It's like feeding a dog on his
own tail. It won't fatten the dog.<br>
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