[ale] [OT] ethics and paranoia questions

[Jim Philips]

I don't see anything inherently unethical about it. However, if you get
fired for it, that part won't matter much. If your employer has a paid
support agreement with the vendor, then you are just asking for trouble.

On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 2:47 PM, <jcpilman at gmail.com> wrote:

> I work with a proprietary system which has, IMO, limited documentation and
> support.  The manufacturer has a forum, but it is closed to only registered
> users and it does not get much traffic.  I have been considering hosting an
> open, moderated forum to allow the users to discuss issues and hopefully
> solve problems.  Naturally, my interest is for the users and the
> manufacturer to benefit from better information.  I think I can do this
> anonymously, but I'm not sure.  If the manufacturer or my employer finds
> out, it would not go well on my annual review.
>
> Do you think there is anything inherently unethical in this effort?
>
> Do you think I can do this without becoming identified?
>
> Sure, this post is very sparse and I can answer some questions.
>
> Thanks
> ...John
>
>
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