Dnia środa, 8 stycznia 2014 05:54:33 James A. Donald pisze:
On 2014-01-08 05:09, Cari Machet wrote:
plus they were all scuuurrred he was going to leak the docs
No one gave a damn about Aaron Swartz leaking the docs. That was not what he was charged with, and not what pissed off the sysadmins. What pissed off the sysadmins was physical intrusion, and him bringing the network to its knees.
Wait, what? Where the hell did you get *that* bullshit. MIT network was just fine, the pissed people were at JSTOR, and they were pissed not because "the network was brought down to its knees", but because somebody was getting a lot of articles "without paying". MIT *never even made clear* whether or not Aaron was *authorized* to access MIT network: http://ur1.ca/gd3z7 And as *every* user of MIT network had access to JSTOR, it's also hard to claim that Aaron accessed JSTOR in an "unauthorized" manner. The only problem was the amount of articles Aaron was downloading, and the manner he was doing that (a laptop in a closet). Whether or not he was authorized to access them is unclear, however there is strong evidence suggesting he was indeed authorized to access MIT network, and hence, through it, JSTOR. So please, get your facts straight.
You are displaying the same attitude that he did, that it is just fine for members of the ruling class to walk all over mere menials.
Oh, oh, right, so as long as somebody disagrees with you, they are "displaying the attitude of the ruling class". Wow, you actually took the effort to move a bit from "YOU'RE STUPID!!1!" ad hominem, but just this tiny bit. Hence, no extra credit. :) -- Pozdr rysiek