ruffwork@ihuxn.UUCP (Ruffwork) (11/27/83)
[] First, let me appoligize for this also being on net.tv.da, but the letter I am responding to left me little choice... In responce to the responce about not acceptting DARPA monies for reseach... ...(possibly a 'mild' flame)... Oh, come on!!! Do you realize how childish these reasions are (I'm sure you do...): > if I take the money, and give them something useless for > warefare, then I'm doing a public service... > > if I do it, somebody else will... These remind me of not reasons, but EXCUSES. ('minor' nazi war criminals used the last excuse many times to justify there envolvements...) I personally dont do ANYTHING that is involved with the military, but see NOTHING wrong with doing research using military monies IF (a BIG IF) the results are totally public domain, and under NO restrictions!!! ANYTHING could lead to military ends, but EVERYBODY gains from general, totally public domain, increases in knowledge!!! DAPRA, in funding this type of work, takes the chance that it will have no 'pratical' military value; this is not defrauding them (as the first excuse suggests...). I will say that we, as a professional group (CS and EE), should not accept any research monies that are tied to restricted, or 'obvious' military research (missle guidance systems, for instance...). Sorry again for this also being on net.tv.da, but I felt that it had to be said... ...ihnp4!ihuxn!ruffwork ...ihnp4!inam1!ruffwork []