Triumph of The Nerds Ethical Issues

Part 1: Discussion Questions Free versus proprietary software. – Should software be free? – Would the industry be better if software was free? – Does proprietary software restrict or stifle intellectual growth and development? – Dan Bricklin ( Visicalc inventor with Bob Frankston ) What is the best measure of success?

Part 2: Discussion Questions – IBM’s open architecture: good or bad decision? – Kildall vs Gates: decision not to sign with IBM good or bad and why? – QDos: Tim Patterson’s sale of his operating system. What do you think of that decision ($50K)? – What ethical issues are present in reverse engineering? – Talking point: Larry Ellison: IIBM made the biggest mistake of all: 1/3 market value of Inter and 1/3 to Microsoft by accident. – Putting people under: is this OK?