Possibly, but the source code still has to be compiled.
Not if it's interpreted, at least the code does not have to be "compiled" in the traditional sense. Does this make interpreted code (slightly OT but most exploits now use Perl) more dangerous than compiled code? Either way, code is instructions - regardless if it is source, object, or executable.
I mean, the person who yells 'FIRE' in a crowded theatre may have played a role in facilitating all the chaos, but the actual causers of the injury are those running around..
I would have assumed the person who started the fire played more of a role in facilitating the chaos than the person who brought it to public attention.
Perhaps specific legislation regarding the not-explicitly-authorized monitoring of a user's behavior outside of the program would help
Legislation is not the answer. Laws involving software are rarely enforced (I should know), I would rather have technical solution. Java's sandbox features disallow what programs are allowed to do by where they came from, so an applet from an Internet host can do less than one specifically loaded on to my machine (such as LimeWire). My knowledge of Java is limited, but I suspect it wouldn't be too difficult to set policies for installed Java applications. At the OS level, it should be possible with native applications also.
No you can't, because KaZaA is a Netherlands-based company. And they recently sold the FastTrack stack to the Australian-based Sharman Networks, so unless you have powerful legal forces within both Netherlands and Australia you're pretty much screwed. KaZaA is on it's way out, if you want a quality network try WinMX 3 or the ever-growing Blubster.
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Not if it's interpreted, at least the code does not have to be "compiled" in the traditional sense. Does this make interpreted code (slightly OT but most exploits now use Perl) more dangerous than compiled code? Either way, code is instructions - regardless if it is source, object, or executable.
Legislation is not the answer. Laws involving software are rarely enforced (I should know), I would rather have technical solution. Java's sandbox features disallow what programs are allowed to do by where they came from, so an applet from an Internet host can do less than one specifically loaded on to my machine (such as LimeWire). My knowledge of Java is limited, but I suspect it wouldn't be too difficult to set policies for installed Java applications. At the OS level, it should be possible with native applications also.
No you can't, because KaZaA is a Netherlands-based company. And they recently sold the FastTrack stack to the Australian-based Sharman Networks, so unless you have powerful legal forces within both Netherlands and Australia you're pretty much screwed. KaZaA is on it's way out, if you want a quality network try WinMX 3 or the ever-growing Blubster.