has it? dont think so, sometimes it hurts to see the uncomfortable truth?

First, Do No Harm - A Hippocratic Oath for Coders?
Add a second rule: do not fool users. With the increase in spyware, spam, etc, is it time for a Hippocratic Oath for Programmers? Should programmers be able to refuse to write code that harms the public more than it helps?

With some kind of Hippocratic oath, coders like Vinnie and Afisk need to quit their jobs? This is the classic dilema with all technology, which can be used equally to promote good as well as well as evil. Read the story on Slashdot: http://slashdot.org/askslashdot/02/0...2.shtml?tid=99

And with an improved ethics http://www.acm.org/serving/se/code.htm...
some noble Gnutella developers would be kicked into their buts.

Big respect to ungreedy open source developers!