Your blunder is in assuming that Deckler is thinking. His arguments have consistently been devoid of logic and fact, and constantly come from his own personal opinions about what ethics should be and mean.
Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP Freelance E-Mail Philosopher Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shotton Jolyon Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 10:14 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Greg's Utterly Fascinating Views on Ethics Greg wrote: "Well, you're missing the big picture and the whole point, but yes, if you paid Microsoft, even one dollar, then it would not be such an egregious breach of ethics." Well if you aren't smoking crack / eating babies / whatever else it is you're not doing then maybe you should start because your arguments are getting weaker. Your initial assertion is based on a sound principle and you had a case to argue from that principle although you would never convince many people. But now you genuinely seem to be proposing that *buying* a title would be more ethical than *earning* one. That is plain potty and I can't believe that you will stick to that when you consider it again. I don't expect you to give an inch on this list but privately you must be thinking that was a bit of a blunder if you are thinking at all. The information contained in this e-mail is intended for the recipient or entity to whom it is addressed. It may contain confidential information that is exempt from disclosure by law and if you are not the intended recipient, you must not copy, distribute or take any act in reliance on it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete from your system. _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
