Maker of Kournikova Gets Wrist Slapped Too

shelflife writes: "This story says 'It is the first time in history that the maker of a computer virus has been tried in the Netherlands -- indeed one of the few times it has been done in the world. Hypponen knows only of one conviction. A man was sentenced to 18 months in jail in the U.K. in the early 1990s. The man served 11 months, said Hypponen.' but that can't be true. What about Robert Morris? Anyway, the requested sentence is amazingly light -- 240 hours of civil service." The really interesting part is that this kid wasn't even a programmer. He just downloaded a kit. Shows how far this Virus Craze has gone in the last few years.

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D'oh

[zpengo]

And here I was seeing "Kournikova" and "slapped" and thinking this article was going to be much more interesting (and perhaps have some pics!)

Re:How to calculate the damage?

[Dr. Prakash Kothari]

Sir, I find your sig to be more than a small bit offensive.

As an Arab living in the United States, I too have been affected by the tragedy inflicted on your country by these terrorists. I had several friends in the WTC at the time of the attacks, and I feel that the USia needs to extract vengance upon those who committed these acts. However, you must understand that the men who perpetrated this violence represent a distinct minority among Arabs.

Your suggestion that all arabs have their arms amputated strikes me as offensive and highly insensitive. Racially motivated violence will not bring the dead back to life.

Now is the time for level-headedness and tolerance, not ignorance and persecution.