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"Moral simply means "all the spectrum of things that are not immoral", or not immoral, which is a much larger category with a lot more nuances." This is arguin

by V-2 4y ago

"Moral simply means "all the spectrum of things that are not immoral", or not immoral, which is a much larger category with a lot more nuances." This is arguing semantics, and we're somewhat straying away from the subject, but I'm not sure if that's actually the case. At least most dictionaries would disagree with your definition, clearly associating moral with "right behavior". "Moral" - in the discussed context - doesn't simply mean non-immoral. Neutral attitudes aren't moral, right attitudes count as moral.

peoplefromibiza 4y ago
> At least most dictionaries would disagree with your definition, what definition? moral comes from Latin moralis, which translates to "manners" or "behavior" in this context software cannot be immoral, only people can, things have no moralis. In this context, again, considering it immoral can be a dogmatic position, NOT considering it immoral it's not Nobody said that proprietary software is virtuous, but simply that it is not immoral. On the other hand, it is perfectly possible (and happened) that people developing free software have little or no morality (see Hans Reiser and Reiserfs) > Moral" - in the discussed context - doesn't simply mean non-immoral The context is: is not considering VS Code immoral dogmatic? The answer is no. Being neutral about it is part of not considering it immoral. Morality includes both good and bad.