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[Trei, Peter]

> Imagine if the software business were like this - that the programmers
> of the late 40's had formed an American Programmers Association,
> and it was unlawful for anyone without APA certification to write
> code for money.

Some people are trying to do this. See for example
http://www.colosseumbuilders.com/american.htm [I especially find the "no
foreign competition" (aka "no H1-B") disgusting. Tim May notwithstanding, we
DO compete with the americans - and a lot of us are better.]

Mark