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Subject:Re: Certification Issues From:Stephen Victor <svictor -at- HOUSTON -dot- GEOQUEST -dot- SLB -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 17 Jun 1997 11:24:28 -0500
Larry Kunz ((919) 254-6395) wrote:
>
> In about a week STC will issue a press release about the upcoming
> certification study. Press releases are available from the
> "Publications" section of the STC web site (http://www.stc-va.org/).
> I can also send a summary of the study (plain text format) and/or a
> copy of the charts I presented at the Toronto conference (Lotus
> Freelance for Windows). Request them from ldkunz -at- vnet -dot- ibm -dot- com -dot-
And might I suggest we all wait quietly for this study to appear before
taking this hysterical discussion any further?
If gathering facts and discussing them rationally ever become criteria
for certification, some of you are going to be in trouble.
--
Stephen P. Victor Phone: (713) 513-2552
Technical Writer, Software Training Fax: (713) 513-2019
Schlumberger GeoQuest svictor -at- houston -dot- geoquest -dot- slb -dot- com
5599 San Felipe, Suite 1700
Houston, Texas 77056 USA
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