Re: Truecrypt 4.1

From: Ari Silverstein (abcarisilversteinn_at_yahoo.comxyz)
Date: 11/29/05 

Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 19:12:39 -0500

On 28 Nov 2005 17:03:27 GMT, nemo_outis wrote:

>>> The authors of a free
>>> program have exactly ZERO duty or responsibility
>>
>> That's not true. Just b/c the program is free does not mean that the
>> authors are devoid of some social responsibility for its operation.
>
> Social responsibility? Perhaps you could expand a little on your novel
> interpretation of this concept. I'm fascinated to discover what distorted
> rationale folks use to convert their dependency and an author's gratuitous
> generosity into an ongoing obligation on his part.
>
> Regards,

Ethics, like politics and religion, is not my cup of circular argument. Our
freeware and licensed products that we distribute come with our sense of
ethical/social responsibility, yours may be devoid of any such values. So
be it. 

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