"We need to do this, if for no other reason than to show it's possible (to track virus writers)," Russ Cooper, editor of security news list NTBugtraq, said. Forget that it may be problematic to extradite the individual, or that they may be young, or claim to be doing 'research.' We need to catch them, and place them in a position whereby they are seen for what they are -- a terrorist," Cooper said. "The cost to our businesses, not to mention our way of life, is simply too high to not pursue these individuals." http://wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,49313-2,00.html
On Sat, 29 Dec 2001, Anonymous wrote:
"We need to do this, if for no other reason than to show it's possible (to track virus writers)," Russ Cooper, editor of security news list NTBugtraq, said.
Forget that it may be problematic to extradite the individual, or that they may be young, or claim to be doing 'research.' We need to catch them, and place them in a position whereby they are seen for what they are -- a terrorist," Cooper said. "The cost to our businesses, not to mention our way of life, is simply too high to not pursue these individuals."
This is _classic_ Russ Cooper (professional asshole). -- Yours, J.A. Terranson sysadmin@mfn.org If Governments really want us to behave like civilized human beings, they should give serious consideration towards setting a better example: Ruling by force, rather than consensus; the unrestrained application of unjust laws (which the victim-populations were never allowed input on in the first place); the State policy of justice only for the rich and elected; the intentional abuse and occassionally destruction of entire populations merely to distract an already apathetic and numb electorate... This type of demogoguery must surely wipe out the fascist United States as surely as it wiped out the fascist Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The views expressed here are mine, and NOT those of my employers, associates, or others. Besides, if it *were* the opinion of all of those people, I doubt there would be a problem to bitch about in the first place... --------------------------------------------------------------------
On Sat, 29 Dec 2001, Anonymous wrote:
Forget that it may be problematic to extradite the individual, or that they may be young, or claim to be doing 'research.' We need to catch them, and place them in a position whereby they are seen for what they are -- a terrorist," Cooper said. "The cost to our businesses, not to mention our way of life, is simply too high to not pursue these individuals."
Of course the chiefest terrorists are purveyors of low-quality software such as Microsoft. MS Outlook and Windows are the greatest threats to your data, far beyond what the most heinous virus/worm could ever hope to accomplish. In a world of diverse, secure, noncommercial systems (free *nices) there would be basically no worms nor viruses, and the damage they'd be doing would be highly limited. Ceterum censeo Microsoftem delendam esse.
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