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RE: Debating the morality behind software development
Most people don't have the imagination to judge the morality of their creations. Why? Because they are up against the imaginations of everyone else who comes to use the product. The cell phone was a good example. It has been used to stabilize the prices of fish in some third world markets (long story from The Economist), and it is used to help criminals remain anonymous. I'm sure people have used programming languages for evil programming. Does this make the language developer a bad person? If the creator imagined the abuse, and possibly built it for the purpose of the evil deeds, yes. It's a simple application of Kant's categorical imperative.
Posted by: blindspeed   Posted on: 10/18/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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(rolling eyes)  wolf_z | 10/15/07
Won't matter in any way, shape or form.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/15/07
Well, that's where the  Badgered | 10/15/07
Manhattan Project  Anton Philidor | 10/15/07
few minor points, but I agree with the conclusion  shryko | 10/15/07
Uh, Anton  Linux User 147560 | 10/15/07
Wouldn't matter.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/15/07
And onto advertising  deandonaldson | 10/15/07
Software Morality  ceh4702 | 10/15/07
Software and morality  fsjjunkie | 10/16/07
RE: Debating the morality behind software development  DaveAtFraud | 10/15/07
Nuclear power?  Resuna | 10/15/07
Nuclear Power  fsjjunkie | 10/16/07
RE: Debating the morality behind software development  mintech | 10/15/07
Then touch on the other side  GuidingLight | 10/15/07
Ethical Programming  ceh4702 | 10/16/07
To do or not too do  THEE WOLF | 10/16/07
Lolz!  cardinal4 | 10/16/07
Respect of other's privacy is a moral issue  acarreira | 10/16/07
Become a politician  lena.breijer@... | 10/16/07
Can anybody think of any technology that could not be deployed...  JohnMcGrew@... | 10/16/07
Software Patents Should be Outlawed  ceh4702 | 10/16/07
What is moralilty?  tomnator | 10/16/07
and that  Badgered | 10/16/07
Its not nukes, its dictatorships.  lschw1 | 10/16/07
1984-- Today  Wudpecker13@... | 10/16/07
Kermit software - only for "peaceful and humane purposes"  jcd-zdnet@... | 10/16/07
RE: Debating the morality behind software development  jhollingworth | 10/16/07
RE: Debating the morality behind software development  blindspeed | 10/18/07

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