> Say for instance a very evil regime invented the transistor and
> did so at the expense and suffering of millions, would it be
> wrong to use that technology?

There's something similarly moral going on here. Rakon are
supplying the US military with crystal oscillators. The anti-nuke
NZ Labour govt are OK with that if they're for defence, not
so if for offense

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/feature/story.cfm?c_id=1501071&objectid=10383993

In Rakon's case, the development wasn't at the expense of
millions, but the end use may not be palatable to many


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