Re: Royalties? What royalties?
Because all too many people seem to think that ethics is for private life, not business life. Which is why I have no respect for those who, having amassed huge fortunes from businesses which behave unethically at every turn, then go on to put large amounts of money into charities. Seems like an attempt to buy absolution for past misdemeanours to me entirely on a par with the mediaveal practice of buying pardons from the church.
Ethics is for life; business is a subset of life - the logic is not difficult, especially not for companies involved in IT.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
