Xref: utzoo alt.religion.computers:1275 gnu.misc.discuss:708 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!lavaca.uh.edu!uhnix1!sugar!peter From: peter@sugar.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: alt.religion.computers,gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: The meaning of life, as it relates to hacking. Message-ID: <4877@sugar.hackercorp.com> Date: 4 Jan 90 11:05:36 GMT References: <4639@sugar.hackercorp.com> <4ZW1ijS00WBKE1qh5C@andrew.cmu.edu> <4859@sugar.hackercorp.com> Reply-To: peter@sugar.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva) Organization: Sugar Land Unix - Houston Lines: 29 In article mwm@raven.pa.dec.com (Mike (With friends like these, who needs hallucinations) Meyer) writes: > >> Come on. Cite examples. Show me where I'm trying to impose my morals on > >> anyone. > You're requiring that someone give you credit for your work. That sure > looks like you're imposing your morals (in this case, that creators > recieve credit for their work) on others. No, it just means I'm feeding my ego. I like to hear back from people that my stuff is being used and appreciated. You cut off my message again (for the second time running). The very next sentence makes this distinction. If you don't understand or aren't willing to consider this a distinction, then why don't you just drop it instead of accusing me of using the law to force my sense of morality on other people. > And here's two other cases; one in which you require that they not > give their tools to their friends. Again, it's pure and simple self-interest. Morality has nothing to do with it. > You've provided examples. Want to answer the question? Give me some real examples or drop the question. -- Peter "Have you hugged your wolf today" da Silva `-_-' 'U` "I haven't lost my mind, it's backed up on tape somewhere"