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"I wonder if this is a peculiarity of the English language. "
No, just a long-term campaign to erode the language and make more money. Script monkeys started calling themselves "software engineers" back in the 90s, if not before, in an attempt to gain status by association. Real engineers build things that have to work.
-- If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
Well because they are held liable if they don't work.
If you don't carry a multi-million dollar professional liability policy then in my mind you're no engineer. When bridges fall down and the people on them die or are horribly disfigured we don't accept excuses like 'well it was easier to use the libraries we knew' - large settlements have to go out.
-- If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
...When bridges fall down and the people on them die or are horribly disfigured we don't accept excuses like 'well it was easier to use the libraries we knew'...
You mean a sign on the bridge saying something like:
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY. The software bridge is licensed made available "as-is." You bear the risk of using it. Acme Engineering* gives no express warranties, guarantees or conditions. Acme Engineering excludes the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. You can recover from Acme Engineering and its suppliers only direct damages up to U.S. $5.00. You cannot recover any other damages, including consequential, lost profits, special, indirect or incidental damages.
probably won't work? It seems to be acceptable for some software makers :)
(Score: 4, Funny) by Arik on Tuesday January 16 2018, @05:10AM (3 children)
No, just a long-term campaign to erode the language and make more money. Script monkeys started calling themselves "software engineers" back in the 90s, if not before, in an attempt to gain status by association. Real engineers build things that have to work.
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
(Score: 3, Insightful) by fido_dogstoyevsky on Tuesday January 16 2018, @12:07PM (2 children)
Because real engineers* get their arses kicked if the things they build don't work.
*ie the ones who belong to their relevant Institution of Engineers.
It's NOT a conspiracy... it's a plot.
(Score: 2) by Arik on Wednesday January 17 2018, @03:04AM (1 child)
If you don't carry a multi-million dollar professional liability policy then in my mind you're no engineer. When bridges fall down and the people on them die or are horribly disfigured we don't accept excuses like 'well it was easier to use the libraries we knew' - large settlements have to go out.
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
(Score: 3, Informative) by fido_dogstoyevsky on Wednesday January 17 2018, @05:24AM
You mean a sign on the bridge saying something like:
probably won't work? It seems to be acceptable for some software makers :)
*No longer just a mail order shop.
It's NOT a conspiracy... it's a plot.