The design of the UNIX operating system
The design of the UNIX operating system
Computers and Security
The user's directory of computer networks
The user's directory of computer networks
!%@:: a directory of electronic mail addressing and networks: second edition
!%@:: a directory of electronic mail addressing and networks: second edition
UNIX network programming
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Cyberspace
The whole Internet user's guide and catalog
The whole Internet user's guide and catalog
Virtual reality
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ACM SIGCAS Computers and Society
Computer Viruses: A High-Tech Disease
Computer Viruses: A High-Tech Disease
System Performance Tuning
The UNIX Programming Environment
The UNIX Programming Environment
Ethics apply to computer specialists, too
ACM SIGCAS Computers and Society
The ethical insensitivity of computer specialists and what you can do about it
ACM SIGCAS Computers and Society
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G.E. Moore, in his book Principia Ethica, examines the popular view of ethics that deals with “what we ought to do” as well as using ethics to cover the general inquiry: “what is good?”This paper utilises Moore's view of Ethics to examine computer systems performance. Moore asserts that “good” in itself is indefinable. It is argued in this report that, although we describe computer systems as good (or bad) a computer system cannot be good in itself, rather a means to good!In terms of “what we ought to do” this paper looks at what actions (would) bring about good computer system performance according to computer science and engineering literature. In particular we look at duties, responsibilities and “to do what is right” in terms of system administration, design and usage.We further argue that in order to first make ethical observations with respect computer system performance and then apply them, requires technical knowledge which is typically limited to industry specialists and experts.