Yeah, i'm in a similar (but yet a bit different) situation: I work for a big automotive supplier, helping to build 4x4 vehicles. So, in effect, my boss and my end customers pay me to help them pollute the planet.

Now, i myself don't even own a car anymore - i decided to ride a bike and use public transportation for longer trips. (Talk about using your own products...)

Well, from what i see, all we can do is to promote responsible use of our products. But ultimately, what the customer does with that products is out of our control... Even if the brick manufacturer makes bricks so customers can build houses, the customer can still use that brick to kill someone. What can the brick manufacturer do about it... except to continue making bricks and putting food on the table for his family.

I think that is the true price of having a free, open market, where the only thing that counts is shareholder value.

Don't use '#ff0000':
use Acme::AutoColor; my $redcolor = RED();
All colors subject to change without notice.

In reply to Re^3: Eating your own dog food by cavac
in thread Eating your own dog food by jmcnamara

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