Influences on and incentives for increasing software reliability

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Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society 4 (2):103-113 (2006)
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We contend that software developers have an ethical responsibility to strive for reliable software. We base that obligation on long standing engineering traditions that place the public good as a central tenant and on the professional relationship between a software developer and the users of the software developed.

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