On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 7:27 AM, Matty Sarro <msarro@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > You realize that a lot of us "network" and "computer" folk have put in just > as much time and effort as a practicing engineer to learn our craft, right? > And your dismissive tone makes it pretty clear you've never worked on large > systems - things supporting 30 - 40 million customers (the things I build). > Sorry that doesn't make me cool enough to be part of your elite club. I'll > worry about getting certified when I'm not actually engineering things. > > No, I'm not a licensed engineer. But I have corrected IETF and IEEE EE's > with phds and patents who have several published rfc's between when it > comes to system engineering. I have every right to my title. The point of a "Certified Engineer" isn't necessarily to become part of an 'elite club', but rather to indicate who has the state sanctioned seal of an engineer, which in some locations has a legal meaning. Some places require that a licensed engineer stamp or sign their work (specifications, blueprints, analysis, whatever) to be used by other professionals, for example, when building a bridge. Without the seal of a licensed engineer, it wouldn't be able to get approval or pass inspections by the various governing entities. I've never heard of such a requirement for a "Computer Engineer" or "Network Engineer". (not that I don't think that might be a good idea...) -- Jonathan Billings <jsbillin@xxxxxxxxx> College of Engineering - CAEN - Unix and Linux Support -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
