[Info-vax] Any stronger versions of the LMF planned ?, was: Re: LMF Licence Generator Code

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <3a932af6-237b-4990-880c-771036696292n at googlegroups.com>, abrsvc <dansabrservices at yahoo.com> writes:
> On Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at 7:58:13 AM UTC-4, Joukj wrote:
> > >=20
> > > I have always thought the worst professors were those who had=20
> > > never been anything but students and professors. Professors=20
> > > who had held real jobs in their field always seemed better to=20
> > > me.=20
> > >=20
> > Why is being a researcher/lecturer at a university not a real job?=20
> >=20
> > Jouk
> Perhaps the phrase used was not the bet, but the intent of the comment is t=
> rue and I agree with it.
> 
> Those that have never worked in IT except for teaching classes don't have a=
>  feel for the real world.  What is stated in books is usually the "ideal" a=
> nd is never seen in actual application.  This is not unique to the IT world=
>  either.   I was working as a manager while in college and mistakenly took =
> a management class.  The "teacher" clearly had never worked as a manager at=
>  a real business as the things being taught would never have worked at a re=
> al business.  Similarly, methods taught in many CS courses would not work i=
> n a real environment either.  With this as the premise, the statement about=
>  "real jobs" references experience outside of academia where the environmen=
> t is different.

Scott Aaronson quipped that a Ph.D. in computer science left him utterly 
unqualified for the job of webmaster.  :-)