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Respect, karma, reputation, breaking the law - these topics can be related to this incident and discussed in an insightful and rational way. Ethical? I remembe
by vladd 14y ago
Respect, karma, reputation, breaking the law - these topics can be related to this incident and discussed in an insightful and rational way.
Ethical? I remember what Linus Torvalds said: "ethics are to me something private. Whenever you use it as an argument for why somebody_else should do something, you're no longer being ethical, you're just being a sanctimonious dick-head."
( http://linuxfr.org/nodes/85904/comments/1230981 http://linuxfr.org/nodes/85904/comments/1230981 )
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- gizzlon 14y agoWell, Linus is wrong. We all do this every day, and have written and unwritten rules to enforce it. Just because he can code, doesn't mean he has reflected on other things..
- winter_blue 14y ago> Just because he can code, doesn't mean he has reflected on other things. I absolutely agree with that sentiment. I have seen Linus passing judgement on all sorts of things that have nothing to do with code in a very "sanctimonious" manner.
- gizzlon 14y agoyeah, and he's entitled to his opinion, of course. It's up to us as readers and listeners to determine if the opinions hold any merit.
- coob 14y agoYou shouldn't murder someone. Oh sorry, please stop me from being a sanctimonious dick-head.
- yarrel 14y agoLinus is telling other people it's wrong and they shouldn't do it. There's a word for that kind of argument, but for the life of me...
- Sambdala 14y agoI prefer referring to it as a "Self-Detonating Statement."
- righteous 14y agoWell, gosh. If Linus Torvalds said it, it must be right.