Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto
Date: 07:09:13 06/14/02
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On June 14, 2002 at 09:23:14, Robert Henry Durrett wrote: >Well, there obviously is NOT any "earth-shaking" moral issue here! > >The only question of "morality" might be associated with a possible >misrepresentation of a product offered for sale. If the SSDF computer/computer >ratings were to be given as the strength of the commercial product, then that >might be misrepresentation. [Similarly, if a supplier were to claim that >his/her product were the strongest, then that might be misrepresentation too.] > >Whether or not misrepresentation is "immoral" depends on where you live, among >other things. Different political organizations have different definitions of >right and wrong. Different cultures do, too, as well as different religions. No, I'm not talking about any morals here or anything remotely like that. You always optimize your program towards _some_ platform. The SSDF uses a very common one. What's the problem even if you do optimize for that. Nothing is being misrepresented here. This is like saying the SSDF is a misrepresentation because the ratings may not be right when using the programs on an 486DX33. Makes no sense to me... -- GCP
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