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OCR: THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY HISTORY, CAREERS AND ETHICS 5 2 9 developers on the number, severity, and type of bugs that are and are not acceptable when the software ships to customers. Although developers, managers, and marketers are supposed to be governed by these policies, software testing cycles are sometimes cut short when deadlines loom. Computer professi sionals working on such projects should think carefully about the repercussions of shortened test cycles and speak out when seri- ous risks to users might result Am responsible for how my software is used? Technology may be neutral in and of itself, but technology can be put to use in both positive and negative ways Some /7 projects are clearly not socially responsible Society would be bet- ter off without spam and viruses. Filtering soft ...