> There are a couple of reasons why such prolific cheating is allowed (and even encouraged): Not sure how the listed points would be mitigated by cheating. Fu

> There are a couple of reasons why such prolific cheating is allowed (and even encouraged): Not sure how the listed points would be mitigated by cheating. Further: > There are no ethics in software. Well, speak for yourself, but obviously many developers are greatly concerned about the license of their product as well as of the tools they use. > Many developers are grossly entitled. The most important word for most developers: easiness. Comparatively nothing else matters, and they will fight you to death on this. Well, many might be, but insisting on easiness might have another reason: it's always more difficult than it seems in the beginning and if a project ought to have a chance of becoming successful it ought to seem easy. That's just speaking from experience. If you want to get to the moon, you better plan for an Apollo-size budget and a few explosions.