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Re: [News] [Rival] IEEE Rules Make Mockery out of Microsoft's OOXML and ISO

Roy Schestowitz wrote:

> Pillay: OOXML debate and the IEEE code of ethics

If the GPL is the antithesis of a Microsoft EULA, then the following
must surely by the antitheses of Microsoft's bizniz practises:

[quote]
IEEE Code of Ethics

As per IEEE Bylaw I-104.14, membership in IEEE in any grade shall carry
the obligation to abide by the IEEE Code of Ethics (IEEE Policy 7.8) as
stated below.

We, the members of the IEEE, in recognition of the importance of our
technologies in affecting the quality of life throughout the world, and
in accepting a personal obligation to our profession, its members and
the communities we serve, do hereby commit ourselves to the highest
ethical and professional conduct and agree:

   1. to accept responsibility in making decisions consistent with the
      safety, health and welfare of the public, and to disclose promptly
      factors that might endanger the public or the environment;

   2. to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest whenever
      possible, and to disclose them to affected parties when they do
      exist;

   3. to be honest and realistic in stating claims or estimates based on
      available data;

   4. to reject bribery in all its forms;

   5. to improve the understanding of technology, its appropriate
      application, and potential consequences;

   6. to maintain and improve our technical competence and to undertake
      technological tasks for others only if qualified by training or
      experience, or after full disclosure of pertinent limitations;

   7. to seek, accept, and offer honest criticism of technical work, to
      acknowledge and correct errors, and to credit properly the
      contributions of others;

   8. to treat fairly all persons regardless of such factors as race,
      religion, gender, disability, age, or national origin;

   9. to avoid injuring others, their property, reputation, or
      employment by false or malicious action;

  10. to assist colleagues and co-workers in their professional
      development and to support them in following this code of ethics.

Approved by the IEEE Board of Directors
February 2006
[/quote]

http://www.ieee.org/portal/pages/iportals/aboutus/ethics/code.html

It's like reading an obituary of Microsoft: "What We Did Wrong", or a
Catholic Confirmation ceremony, where the initiate renounces Satan.

-- 
K.
http://slated.org

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