=- Jing Xue wrote on Wed 17.Oct'07 at 16:07:28 -0400 -=
>> If nobody does, where should moral come from?
>> If somebody does, why is anyone more qualified than the other?
>> If all are the same, why not the coder(s)?
>
> Because coders are supposed to code solutions into a tool, not to
> code their ideology into it. (well as far as software tools are
> concerned)
Why is that so?
It's not like you're forced such a ideology-loaded tool or are
entitled to use the work of somebody else against his will, or are
you? ;)
Don't like it as it is? Do it yourself.
> His point, and obviously I paraphrase, is that that would be
> imposing an ideology on people, and that would be bad, {...}
There are obviously drawbacks for either imposing or refraining from
it, again a matter of preference of potentially resulting consequences.
>> Diversity is fine, but can work for bad ends, too, think of spammers
>> and TOFU posters. You can't technically avoid it (and sometimes it's
>> even functionally required/ wanted), but you don't have to make it
>> easy for the crowd to satisfy few legitimate uses.
>
> In my book of "good and bad", requesting a mail receipt is nowhere
> remotely close to spamming/trashing. 8-)
Neither is it in mine, was just giving an example why it can be
reasonable/ necessary to think more about consequences of what you
release on the world ahead of time.
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EVERY effort counts: at least to show your attitude.
You're responsible for ALL you do: you get what you give.
