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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!cis.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!icd.ab.com!iccgcc.decnet.ab.com!kambic
  2. From: kambic@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com (Bonus, Iniquus, Celer - Delegitus Duo)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
  4. Subject: Re: What is Software Engineering
  5. Message-ID: <1992Aug12.084215.8691@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com>
  6. Date: 12 Aug 92 08:42:15 EST
  7. References: <1992Aug3.225335.13213@projtech.com> <1992Aug6.114743@iti.gov.sg> <1992Aug9.181448.22302@hubcap.clemson.edu> <1992Aug11.155431.4263@mole-end.matawan.nj.us>
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  10. In article <1992Aug11.155431.4263@mole-end.matawan.nj.us>, mat@mole-end.matawan.nj.us writes:
  11. > In article <1992Aug9.181448.22302@hubcap.clemson.edu>, ofut@hubcap.clemson.edu (A. Jeff Offutt) writes:
  12. >> >> Do you believe software can be engineered?
  13. [...interesting stuff....]
  14. >> Can we claim to be SOFTWARE ENGINEERS?
  15. >> Not until we put SAFETY and QUALITY first!
  16. > 
  17. > We have to show that there is enough science to our work, and then
  18. > show that we can take the kind of project responsibility that a PE
  19. > takes.  I'd really like to see the PE societies take an interest here.
  20.  
  21. Don't worry about the PE societies.  The lawyers will find you, totally
  22. independent of the amount of science and responsibility in our work.  (No
  23. smiley.)
  24.  
  25. George Kambic
  26. standard disclaimer
  27.  
  28.