Open letter to the software industry

Last week there was the story of the disgruntled spouse. The partner of an Electronic Arts employee who was being worked into the ground (the employe, not the spouse.) There's been talk of lawsuits, and other people have come out and confirmed the working conditions are not all sunshine and flowers.

Following on the theme, the International Game Developers Association has published an open letter to the industry explaining how the "quality of life" of it's workers/indentured slaves, is effecting the quality of software and is holding back the industry.

The seed of change in the software industry? Or merely a storm in a teacup? Probably the latter, but we can hope it's the former.