I like the emphasis that the duty to the nebulous public interest is about actual safety and potential disasters. "and to undertake technological tasks for oth

I like the emphasis that the duty to the nebulous public interest is about actual safety and potential disasters. "and to undertake technological tasks for others only if qualified by training or experience, or after full disclosure of pertinent limitations" That's similar to "Engineers shall perform services only in the areas of their competence" from http://www.nspe.org/Ethics/CodeofEthics/index.html http://www.nspe.org/Ethics/CodeofEthics/index.html. If software engineering is to become a profession, engineering is the right model, but with recognition that the vast majority of software does not have deadly failure modes like a bridge or airplane.