***** *******    ** **    ** ** ******* *****      activist             times       **     incorporated!       ** ******** ********       **             **     **    ** **    ** ******** ******** **    **        ... **    **       .   .                . 56.                 ...               Issue #56     October-5-1991 U.S. Mail:            ATI            PO Box 2501            Bloomfield, NJ 07003            U.S.A. Our net address: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   ATI's Staff:       Ground Zero: publisher, editor, writer       Prime Anarchist: editor, writer       Writing/Research Staff: Fah-Q, MAC???, Happy Harry Hardon,       Geraldo Riviera, The Media Assassin and other occasional contributors.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         Hi, folks!  Welcome to ATI56.           We have some interesting stuff for you this time around.  Before we get started, I'd like to mention a thing or two.         We now have another official ATI bbs.  It's called the World Trade Center, and the number is (708) 672-5426.  You can get all the current and back issue of ATI there.  Be sure to give it a call and tell 'em ATI sent you!         Also, those of you who might like to discuss anything, such as movies, music (rock - like Pink Floyd, etc..), current events, politics, etc.. do feel free to drop me a line by US mail, internet mail (address listed above) or WWIVnet at 33@2120.         Now for those of you who might be new to reading ATI - we start with an article about ATI - its origins, subject matter, avaiability and more.  Here we go! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!         Underground Electronic Newspaper For Your E-Reading Pleasure.                            E-Written by PA and GZ.     WARNING: The story following may contain explicit thoughts de_script_ive of, advocating, or encouraging one or more of the following: television sadomasochism folk music freedom democracy libertarianism nudity drinking or eating healthfood satanism guitar playing antidisestablishmentarianism tobacco chewing use of COBOL for _object_-oriented programming cross-dressing peace nose hair insanity morbid violence rock n roll the illegal use of drugs the use of alcohol new ideas or the use of hi-fi stereo equipment. The writers of ATI oppose censorship of any kind. ATI is going on its fourth year as your first source of underground news. ATI is Activist Times Inc., an underground online newsletter with a mission: to present information and opinion in a socially relevant and stimulating context.  ATI features articles about and for the computer underground, telecom, BBSing, anarchy, current events, social issues, humor , entertainment and more.  ATI is into politics, the environment, technology, the telephone, and mostly the First Amendment. Prime Anarchist is the originator of ATI and its co-editor along with Ground Zero, who is also its publisher.  Prime began ATI around February, 1988 as an online newsletter on bulletin boards in Rhode Island and New York, in addition to producing a few issues on hard copy.  Soon ATI spread to the downloading sections of bulletin boards across the country, most notably The Phoenix Project, Ripco, Atlantis, and P-80 Systems. ATI has a long list of present and past contributors, and has been known to present articles that conveyed a unique twist of humor. The _title_s speak for themselves: Terrorism of a 976 Phone Sex Line , Quantum Mix-Up , Mall Terrorism , Fun in Rich Rural Towns , and many others. In fact, some of the originators of YIPL/TAP magazine ghostwrote some articles in 88 and 89. Some of the ghosts' initials (for you yipsters) were RF, norfolk Virginia; CC, NYC; AH, Penn; FS, NYC; FS, Rhode Island; & A1, NYC. To subscribe to ATI, just subscribe to the Usenet news group called alt.society.ati - it's for the posting of ATI issues only.  If you can't read the newsgroup, you may request to be added to our internet email distrinbution list.  Just email Ground Zero at:                   This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it We cannot distribute ATI through WWIV-net, but Ground Zero may be reached at 33@2120 via WWIV-net. To receive back issues of ATI, email Ground Zero or access the ftp distribution site at 192.55.239.132 - ftp.cs.widener.edu - use anonymous to login, and your email address as your password. ATI is in the directory called pub/cud/ati . (try 147.31.254.32 if the above address doesn't work) ATI is uploaded to BBSs around the world, but we can only assure that it is uploaded regularly to the following BBSs: Ripco...................................312-528-5020 World Trade Center......................708-672-5426 Night Owl - PC..........................201-804-8188 SSA BBS.................................201-472-8312 Igloo BBS...............................218-262-3142 Blitzkrieg (TAP Magazine)..502-499-8933/502-491-5198     (new user password: Columbian Coke) You may receive a full set of ATI issues on disk by sending a 3.5 disk and 2 stamps (foreign subscribers please send 2 dollars) to our mailing address. Issue are available in IBM (low-density), Amiga, or Machintosh format in 3.5 size ONLY, and in Commodore format in 3.5 and 5.25 (send 2 disks if you want 5.25 size).  Send the disk and stamps to:                 ATI                 P.O. Box 2501                 Bloomfield, NJ 07003 So demand ATI on your nearest BBS, inside your favorite main_frame_, or right to your modem. But whatever you do, demand it. =) The makers of ATI would like to thank: Brother Jack, Dr. Timothy Leary, Jello Biafra, the Libertarian Party, Johanna Lawrenson, Ted Kennedy, Spy Magazine, Ronald and Nancy Reagan, Dirk Hitler, Rush Limbaugh, Manuel Noriega, Saddam sodom Hussein, The 1910 FruitGum Company, Samuel Clemens, Jim and Tammy Baker, Oliver North, Ferdinand and Imelda and her shoes, and all the little people Leona Helmsley talked about. +.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.         Now for something completely different.  What about getting the government off the backs of the people?           The NJ State Legislature passed a law that stated that social workers had to be licensed - had to pass a test and pay a fee to a new state bureaucracy created just for this task.  This is done, notice, in a climate in which jobs are supposed to be cut from gov't payrolls, not created.         Now New Jersey has done it again.  NJ is about to enact legislation requiring software designers to be licensed.  This affects a very large number of people who work in the computer industry.  It will undoubtedly force many out of the profession who are qualified and competent.         And now, for your reading pleasure, the assembly bill itself:                                ASSEMBLY, NO. 4414                               STATE OF NEW JERSEY                           INTRODUCED JANUARY 24, 1991                   By Assemblywoman KALIK,  Assemblymen CASEY,                                Spadoro and Mazur AN ACT  Providing for the licensure of software designers* amending P.L.1971, c.60, P.L.1974, c.46 and P.L.1978, c.73, and supplementing _title_ 45 of the Revised Statutes. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:     1.  (New section)  This act shall be known and may be cited as the   Software Designers* Licensing Act.       2.  (New section)  The Legislature finds and declares that the public   interest requires the regulation of the practice of software designing** and the establishment of clear licensure standards for software designers*, and that the welfare of the citizens of this State will be protected by identifying to the public those individuals who are qualified and legally authorized to practice software designing**.     3.  (New Section)  As used in this act:         Board means the State Board of Software Designers* established            pursuant to section 4 of this act.         Licensed software designer* means any person who practices software         designing and who represents himself to the public by _title_ or by           de_script_ion of services under any _title_ incorporating such terms as           software engineer , software designer* , chartered engineer , or           CEng or any similar _title_ or de_script_ion of services, who is duly           licensed pursuant to this act.           Software designing** means the process of creating software systems         and applies to techniques that reduce software cost and complexity           while increasing reliablility and modifiablility, which includes, but         is not limited to, the elements of requirements designing**, design           specification, implementation testing and validation, operation and           maintenance and software management.     4.  (New section)  There is created within the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety the State Board of Software Designers*.  The board shall consist of nine members who are residents of this State who shall be appointed by the Governor.  Six members shall be licensed software designers* who have been actively engaged in software designing** for at least five years immediately preceding their appointment, except that the members initially appointed shall be licensed pursuant to this act within 18 months of appointment. Of the remaining members, two shall be public members, and one shall be a member of the executive branch, all of whom shall be appointed pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1971, c.60 (C.45:1-2.2).     5.  (New section)  Each member of the board, except the members first   appointed, shall serve for a term of five years and shall hold office until the appointment and qualification of his successor.  The initial appointment to the board shall be:  two members for terms of two years, two members for terms of three years, two members for terms of four years, and three members for terms of five years.  Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term only.  No member may be appointed for more than two consecutive terms.     6.  (New section)  Members of the board shall be compensated and reimbursed for expenses and provided with office and meeting facilities pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1977, c.285 (C.45:1-2.5).     7.  (New section)  The board shall annually elect from among its members a chair, vice-chair and a secretary.  The board shall meet twice per year and may hold additional meetings as necessary to discharge its duties.     8.  (New section)  The board shall:         a.  Review the qualifications of applicants for licensure;         b.  Insure the proper conduct and standards of examinations;         c.  Issue and renew licenses to software designers* pursuant to             this act;         d.  Refuse to admit to examination, refuse to issue, or suspend,             revoke or fail to renew the license of a software designer             pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1978, c.73             (C.45:1-14 et seq.);         e.  Maintain a record of every software designer* licensed in this               State, their places of business, places of residence and the date             and number of their license;           f.  Establish fees pursuant to P.L.1974, c46 (C.45:1-3.1 et seq);         g.  Adopt and promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the               Administrative Procedure Act , P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et               seq.) necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act.     9.  (New section)  No person shall practice, or present himself as able to practice, software designing** unless he possesses a valid license as a   software designer* in accordance with the provisions of this act.     10. (New section)  The provisions of this act shall not be construed to   prevent the following provided that no word, letter, abbreviation, insignia,   sign, card or device is used to convey the impression that the person rendering the service is a licensed software designer*:     a.  Any person licensed to practice in this State under any other law         from engaging in the practice for which he is licensed;     b.  Any person employed as a software designer* by the federal         government, if the person provides software designing** services         solely under the direction or control of his federal employer; or     c.  Any person pursuing a course of study leading to a degree or           certificate in software designing** at an accredited or approved           educational program if the person is designated by a _title_ which           clearly indicates status as a student or trainee.     11. (New section)  To be eleigible for licensure as a software designer*, an applicant shall submit to the board satisfactory evidence that he has:      a. <(1)   Graduated from a program in software designing** which has           been approved for the education and training of software designers* by         an accrediting agency recognized by the Council on Post-Secondary           Accreditation and the United States Department of Education; <or           (2)  Work experience in a current or previous position of employment           utilizing the theory and procedures of software designing for a           sufficient period of time as determined by the board;  and     b.  Successfully completed a written examination administered by the board         pursuant to section 14 of this act to determine his competence to           practice software designing**.     12. (New section)  An applicant for licensure who is a graduate of a   foreign school of software designing* shall furnish evidence satisfactory to   the board that he has:     a.  Completed a course of study in software designing** which is           substantially equivalent to that provided in an accredited program           described in subsection a. of section 11 of this act; and       b.  Successfully completed a written examination administered by the board         pursuant to section 14 of this act.     13. (New section)  A fee shall accompany each application for licensure.   Licenses shall expire biennially [once every two years] on January 31 and may be renewed upon submission of a renewal application provided by the board and payment of a fee. If the renewal fee is not paid by that date, the license   shall automatically expire, byt may be renewed within two years of its   expiration date upon payment to the board of a sum determined by it for each   year or part thereof during which the license was expired and an additional   restoration fee.  If a license has not been renewed within two years of   expiration, the license shall only be renewed by complying with the provisions of section 16 of this act or successfully completing the examination   administered pusuant to section 14 of this act.       14. (New section)  The written examination required in section 11, 12 or 13   of this act shall test the applicant's knowledge of software designing** theory and procedures and any other subjects the board may   deem useful to test the applicant's fitness to practice software designing**. Examinations shall be held within the State at least once every six months at a   time and place to be determined by the board.  The board shall give adequate   written notice of the examination to applicants for licensure and examination.     If an applicant fails the examination twice, the applicant may take a third   examination not less than one year now more than three years from the date of the applicant's initial examination.  Additional examinations shall be in   accordance with standards set by the board.     15. (New section)  The board shall issue a license to each applicant for   licensure as a software designer* who qualifies pursuant to the provisions of this act and any rules and regulations promulgated by the board.     16. (New section)  Upon payment to the board of a fee and the submission of   a written application on forms provided by it, the board shall issue without   examination a license to a software designer* who holds a valid license issued by another state or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia   which has standards for licensure substantiolly equivalent to those of this   State.     17. (New section)  Upon payment to the board of a fee and the submission of   a written application on forms provided by it, the board shall issue a   temporary license to a person who has applied for licensure pursuant to this   act and who, in the judgment of the board, is eligible for examination.  A   temporary license shall be available to an applicant upon initial application for examination.  A person holding a temporary license may practice software   designing** only under the direct supervision of a licensed software designer*. A temporary license shall expire automatically upon failure of the licensure   examination but may be renewed next examination at which time it shall   automatically expire and be surrendered to the board.       18. (Section 1 of P.L.1971, c.60 (C.45:1-2.1) is amended to read as   follows:     1.  The provisions of this act shall apply to the following boards and           commissions: the New Jersey State Board of Accountancy, the New Jersey         State Board of Architects, the New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology           and Hairstyling, the Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors, the         New jersey State Board of Dentistry, the State Board of Mortuary           Science of New Jersey, the State Board of Professional Engineers and           Land Surveyors, the State Board of Marriage Counselor Examiners, the           State Board of Medical Examiners, the New Jersey Board of Nursing, the         New Jersey State Board of Optometrists, the State Board of Examiners of           Ophthalmic Dispensers and Ophthalmic Technicians,         the Board of Pharmacy, the State Board of Professional planners, the           State Board of Psychological Examiners, the State Board of Examiners of           Master Plumbers, the New Jersey Real Estate Commission, the State Board           of shorthand Reporting, the State Board of Veterinary Medical           Examiners, the Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners, the           Acupuncture Examining Board, the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners         <,the State Board of Respiratory Care, the State Real Estate Appraiser         Board, the State Board of Social Work Examiners, and the State Board of           Software designers*.       19. Section 1 of P.L.1974, c.46 (C.45:1-3.1) is amended to read as follows:     1.  The provisions of this act shall apply to the following boards and           commissions:  the New Jersey State Board of Accountancy, the New Jersey           State Board of Architects, the New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology           and Hairstyling, the Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors, the         New Jersey State Board of Dentistry, the State Board of Mortuary           Science of New Jersey, the State Board of Professional Engineers and           Land Surveyors, the State Board of Marriage Counselor Examineers, the         State Board of Medical Examiners, the New Jersey Board of Nursing, the         New Jersey State Board of Optometrists, the State Board of Examiners of           Ophthalmic Dispensers and Ophthalmic Technicians, the Board of           Pharmacy, the State Board of Professional Planners, the State Board of         Psychological Examiners, the State Board of Examiners of Master           Plumbers, the State Board of Shorthand Reporting, the State Board of           Veterinary Medical Examiners, the Radiologic Technology Board of           Examiners, the Acupuncture Examining Board, [and] the State Board of           Chiropractic Examiners, < the State Board of Respiratory Care, the           State Real Estate Appraiser Board, the State Board of Social Work           Examiners, and the State Board of Software Designers* .         (cf: P.L.1991,  c134, s.17)     20. Section 2 of P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-15) is ammended to read as follows:     2.  The provisions of this act shall apply to the following boards and all         professions or occupations regulated by or through such boards:  the           New Jersey State Board of Accountancy, the New Jersey State Board of           Architects, the New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling,         the Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors, the New Jersey State         Board of Dentistry, the State Board of Mortuary Science of New Jersey,         the State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, the State           Board of Marriage Counselor Examiners, the State Board of Medical           Examiners, the New jersey Board of Nursing, the New Jersey State Board         of Optometrists, the State Board of Examiners of Ophthalmic Dispensers         and Ophthalmic Technicians,         the Board of Pharmacy, the State Board of Professional Planners, the           State Board of Psychological Examiners, the State Board of Examiners of           Master Plumbers, the State Board of Shorthand Reporting, the State           Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, the Acupuncture Examining Board,           [ and ] the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners <, the State Board of           Respiratory Care, the State Real Estate Appraiser Board, the State           Board of Social Work Examiners, and the State Board of Software           Designers*. (cf:  P.L.1991, c.134, s.14)     21. This act shall take effect immediately, except that section 9 shall   remain inoperative until the 365th day after enactment.                                 REGULATED PROFESSIONS The Software Designers' Licensing Act. This bill came from a friend of mine who saw it in a Compu$erve thread.