On Wednesday 21 Feb 2007 12:21:57 Vihan Pandey wrote:
One is doing business and promoting its product. Quite natural. You'd do the same. It doesn't matter if you think that your product confirms to morality or whatever.
Ethics MUST be exercised.
Oh duh, yeah. Unfortunately, our numbers are quite few. We'd be living in utopia otherwise.
Though, I don't believe in that objectively. It's quite subjective. Lying isn't always bad and telling the truth should be prevented if it causes harm. Same way as ``Violence CAN be used for good.''
No one's ever wrong. POV.
then why are you still mailing? In fact then, why discuss anything at all?
Oh, to voice our POVs (or PsOV as pointed out by bluesmoon) and just for the fun of it :)
Btw, you left a question unanswered.
which one?
Btw, what makes you think that same child would like to be taught GNU or Linux? Say we manage to get FOSS to be taught in the schools, what if that child would like to learn Windows instead? Would you allow him that `freedom'?
^^ That one.
i don't think two right's justify a wrong.
POV. They might and they might not. Apparently, in your point of view software freedom is more important than human lives.
i never said that. In fact i agreed with you on that one, IF you bothered reading. i just said don't praise Gates.
Why not? Not praising someone where they deserve it, is... unethical?
I'm not saying that you should praise him for all the M$ crap. Kill him when he deserves to be killed. He deserves praise for the AIDS thingie, surely.
Technically, the Jews have done quite a few `wrong' things in the past as well.
and your point is?
Nothing relevant, but the Jews got back their payment with interest.
Also, try telling the xemacs developers that RMS is to be worshipped.
RMS is a man like any other, only difference being he's contributed to Free Software in many ways more than anyone else has. Does that merit respect YES, does it merit worship - NO. He's very much a mortal :-)
Wow! Feels so good to hear such sensible comments from a GNUer. Anyway, him being mortal implies that he CAN be wrong at times.
``Becoming unreliable, Dooku has. Joined the dark side. Lies, deceit, creating mistrust are his ways now."
o.0
``I'm a Jedi, like my fa..'' Hmmm. Unfortunately, my father has never been one.
Pity. It was no use in the end. A simple POV quoted above shouted ``I need him!!'' and the rest, as they say, is history.
explain?
POVs can make a difference ;)
yes they can.
Of course they can. A powerful one can change the balance of the Force itself!
P.S. We're talking philosophy now! YAAY!
It all comes down to that at the end of the day doesn't it :-) Do quote this thread when the philosophy v/s technical superiority flame war begins.
Sure, hehehe.
And whatever happened to your quoting?