> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Clark Peterson
> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 11:35 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [Ogf-l] I'm Game
>
>
> Martin-
>
> Sure, Doctors and Lawyers and such can have a higher
> standard in some situations but to my knowledge there
> is no Hobyist/Manyfacturer distinction re: complying
> with licenses. So lets not say things like "Hobyists
> will get more lattitude." That just isnt true.
But -- hehehe -- if we institute professional certification...
My point (if it can get through my lame humor) is that you're right: short
of some recognized certification with legal standing, there is no way to
distinguish hobbyists from professionals. What if the "professional" is so
lousy at the job as to never get paid? What if the "hobbyist" is so good
that "professionals" reuse the work? Sorry the sarcasm didn't make that
clear.
So the real distinction will be just what John said was his policy: if it
looks like a hobbyist, he won't reuse it, period. Is that unfair to
hobbyists? Sure. Some of them are pros in every sense but the paycheck. But
it is incumbent upon everyone who reuses works to do so with caution.
Martin L. Shoemaker
Martin L. Shoemaker Consulting, Software Design and UML Training
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