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Article #73935Re: NJ wants to license programmers...
From: Steven Back
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1991 01:22
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1991 01:22
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In article <1991Jul22.185946.7284@watson.ibm.com>, metzger@watson.ibm.com (Perry E. Metzger) writes: > > I am shocked, completely and totally, that any programmer would even > CONSIDER the idea that licensing is a good thing. > Well my first reaction was disbelief, they wouldn't license programmers? Would they? Then I felt anger, I didn't want to take any !@#^!# test! But now, thinking from a purely detached self interest point of view... If licensing would limit the number new people entering the field, then MY salary will go up. It's simple self interest and I don't mind a little of that. If licensing programmers will raise the average salary over a lifetime carrear by %25, I'll go for it. Now of course this may not be such good news for small companies and the economy in general. Also it may harm the "friendly cooperation" we all enjoy with other programmer (though it may also do the opposite) But why should I care, forget all that you ever heard about the 90's being "kinder and gentler" Yuppies still Rule! :') :!) :', back@paul.rutgers.edu
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,d69292b3efc2a124 X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1991-07-22 23:28:06 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!fauern!ira.uka.de!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wupost!uunet!bu.edu!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!paul.rutgers.edu!yoko.rutgers.edu!back From: back@yoko.rutgers.edu (Steven Back) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: NJ wants to license programmers... Summary: Hmm, this may not be such a bad idea. Message-ID: <Jul.22.21.22.27.1991.11611@yoko.rutgers.edu> Date: 23 Jul 91 01:22:28 GMT References: <28888793.29597@ics.uci.edu> <1991Jul22.185946.7284@watson.ibm.com> Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 25