Re:Microsoft President: We Need a Hippocratic Oath for Softw...
by Ygg2 on Monday August 10, 2020 @06:25AM
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> How about you blame the stupid evil fuckers who started all of the futile wars
And I fully agree. Expecting people to individually bear the burden of "some oath", is a fool's errand.
My point was software on its own, much like a fridge, is amoral. You can use it to store your groceries, or you can use it to store corpses.
That said, there are some extreme cases (like a gun), that have very limited non-violent uses. And IMO, that should be regulated, instead of depending on people Doing The Right Thing™.
And I fully agree. Expecting people to individually bear the burden of "some oath", is a fool's errand.
My point was software on its own, much like a fridge, is amoral. You can use it to store your groceries, or you can use it to store corpses.
That said, there are some extreme cases (like a gun), that have very limited non-violent uses. And IMO, that should be regulated, instead of depending on people Doing The Right Thing™.