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Ethical software development needs to be taught in schools, because the level of discourse here is dismaying. It is NOT ok to force install marketing/advertisi
by blub 9y ago
Ethical software development needs to be taught in schools, because the level of discourse here is dismaying.
It is NOT ok to force install marketing/advertising content on somebody's conputer. Not ok, can you understand that?
It does not matter if the content is open source, who developed it or where or how it was announced.
And in this matter they HAVE to be perfect. It's not hard. Someone should sign off on features and block any silly marketing or advertising stunts. Not rocket science.
- Vinnl 9y agoThis is correct, and I understand that, but that does not mean that it violates privacy or is somehow not open source or free software. That said, I find the notion that being perfect is not hard rather ridiculous.
- Paianni 9y agoNo one is perfect.
- sbuk 9y ago"And in this matter they HAVE to be perfect. It's not hard." How arrogant. It's seem that even you struggle with being perfect...
- blub 9y agoWhen perfection means not collecting information about one's customers without their permission, that's a very low bar to pass... One needs to invest significant design & development time in order to be "less than perfect" by adding tracking. Perfection would be easily within reach if corporate greed and lack of morals wouldn't be fighting it every step of the way.