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Interview: Ask John McAfee What You Will
samzenpus (5) writes "Founder of the computer anti-virus company McAfee Associates, John McAfee gained world-wide attention eluding Belizean authorities in the jungle. Since we last sat down with John, he's been working on a device that blocks the government's ability to spy on PCs and mobile devices, been asked by the GOP to fix Obamacare, and has seen his last name removed from his old company. The rebranding garnered this response from McAfee: 'I am now everlastingly grateful to Intel for freeing me from this terrible association with the worst software on the planet. These are not my words, but the words of millions of irate users. ... My elation at Intel's decision is beyond words." John has agreed to answer your questions. As usual, ask as many as you'd like, but please, one per post."
Do you ever intend to return to Belize to face the charges leveled against you? Or do you enjoy being a fugitive from justice?
CDE open sourced! https://sourceforge.net/projects/cdesktopenv/
Everywhere this psychopath goes, something bad happens- someone always ends up dying, whether he's messing with ultralights in the Southwest US or antibiotics in Costa Rico- but it's never his fault, things just "happen".
Most of his ideas are bullshit and vapor that, for some reasons (always "legitimate", of course) never make it into production.
Why is Slashdot giving this guy a forum?
This topic belongs on TMZ or the National Enquirer. What Tripe.
Your coke snorting with hookers video was pretty awesome, any new ones coming out soon?
Some people die at 25 and aren't buried until 75. -Benjamin Franklin
An observation more than a question, but feel free to comment (especially if you have information on the subject).
Starting shortly after your Belizian adventure I've noticed a rash of radio advertising, touting Belize as a tax haven and secure retirement site for those ith substantial assets, and trying to sell land to them. These adds always strike me as funny.
Since their authorities went after you, has Belize suffered a sudden drop in interest as a "safe haven" for the retiring well-off, or perhaps an exodus of others already there?
Bantam Dominique roosters crow a four-note song. Once you've heard it as "Happy BIRTHday" you can't NOT hear it that way
You mean like they state, right there, in the second sentence of the summary?
Seems like if you didn't want to be associated with the software, you could have asked them to remove the name years ago.
Occasionally living proof of the Ballmer peak.
I promise I'm not a cop. You can't say that on the internet if it's not true.
I think McAfee anti-virus has a bug. I just installed it scanned my hard drive with it.
It did not detect that "McAfee" was installed. Are you sure that it's the best malware detector out there?
Have you considered selling the rights to a movie about your life? Your life story is too amazing not to become a feature film.
Everywhere this psychopath goes, ...
Why is Slashdot giving this guy a forum?
Because they can?
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(For those not familiar with psychopathy, that's a psychopath joke. It's funny, laugh.)
Bantam Dominique roosters crow a four-note song. Once you've heard it as "Happy BIRTHday" you can't NOT hear it that way
"Why is Slashdot giving this guy a forum?"
He's /.s Joe Biden
Hey John, I ended up spending a week sailing with friends in Belize last year over summer vacation - lovely place! We actually ended up sailing with a skipper who used to work with you, and he told me you had some wild times together! We didn't spend a lot of time together, but he left a huge impression on me and my sailing buddies. Unfortunately, he very recently passed away, as I'm sure you've heard. Okay, that's a bit besides the point, so on to my question: I was seriously wondering on what kind of technology your device incorporates. Does it use existing technologies like Tor, or is it based on a new protocol. If it's a new thing, is the technology dependent on a number of exit nodes a la Tor, or does it depend on the number of peers using the software in order to obfuscate identifying information. In either case, will you consider releasing the software side of things under an open license?
I thought this was pretty funny: John McAfee on How To Uninstall McAfee Antivirus
Mr. McAfee, thanks for taking questions!
My question: Do you consider Google in its current incarnation to be a "good company"? I ask in the context of revelations about the level of Gmail snooping, Google bus controversy, Google Glass failure, "only criminals want privacy", Larry Page refusing to donate to charity, Google Maps interface changes, etc. You used to be in security, so applying that experience & your recent public issues, do you "trust" Google?
Thank you Dave Raggett
You have a documented interest in psychoactive drugs. Which is your favorite, and why?
Chuuch. Preach. Tabernacle.
This is slashdot. Nobody reads the links or the summary. Most don't even read the whole title for the post.
Sleep your way to a whiter smile...date a dentist!
What the fuck, dude?
Why would anyone want to ask this dipshit anything? He's not even funny anymore.
It is because he is so expert at being a dipshit, or at least appearing to be one (how would I know?) that he is still funny.
My question for him: Explain the business case for impersonating a world class dipshit.
Why is he eternally relevant?
I remember back in the 80s making my first FTP connection, on an Apple ][ at school. You could login with some silly username like "customer" (it was something different but I forget what, where are my meds?) and the password was 12345 or something. You could then download the whole (commercial) software package for free. In a time before most open source, when most of my software was "Cracked by The Nibbler," McAfee ("or however you spell it") would just give it away to anybody who would rather download an unlicensed copy than buy one. He probably recognized that actual companies would buy it anyways.
He is legend for real reasons, and a mixed bag of reasons.
And for the curious, no, we had no need for a DOS virus scanner on an Apple ][. It was just really awesome to download "real software" for free.
Yep. That's right. So why do we care about the opinion of this man? I'm not feeling it.
What advice would you give to Pete to get his name off the second worst software on the planet?
John McAfee 'It was like that time I hired that Bangkok prostitute; to do my taxes, while I fucked my accountant'
So... you want to see John Mcaffee volunteering at childrens events?