[P1] OT: Setting up Public Wi-Fi

Chad Coppedge chadc1 at mac.com
Fri Mar 19 21:10:35 PST 2004


Well, for one, I am sick to death of this whole argument. Let's get 
back to computing. I'm not particularly interested in your personal 
moral philosophy. It's beginning to look like you have other issues 
that need to be solved elsewhere.


On Friday, March 19, 2004, at 11:57  PM, Harry D. Corsover wrote:

> Perhaps going even more off-topic...
> On Mar 19, 2004, at 9:07 PM, Brian Olesky wrote:
>
>> I'm not sure who has the right to establish "moral requirements," but 
>> I'm
>> struck by the fact that there are clearly two sides to this argument, 
>> and I
>> suggest those that feel it's morally wrong to borrow a cup of their
>> neighbor's bandwidth without asking should simply not do it, while 
>> those of
>> us who aren't bothered by it, should follow our own rules.
>
> Well, that's the thing about morality. When one reaches what they see 
> as a moral decision, it does not often take the form of "this is moral 
> for me," but "this is moral." Since, fortunately, none of us is in a 
> position to impose our own morality on others with the force of law 
> (which some are attempting to do these days in the form of a 
> constitutional amendment about something the state has no legitimate 
> interest in . . . ) all we are left with is making a forceful > argument.
>
> At the same time, if everyone followed "their own rules" there would 
> be Anarchie.
>
> Interesting, no?
>
> Regards,
>
> Harry Corsover
>
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