Revise that one?
Energy equals mass times light speed squared (even if it is the reduced version of the equation)?
What if you were able to take out mass from that equation?
As in... reduce the mass, up the speed...
The "jackass" tag is more than deserved, but I wonder... Who's the bigger jackass? Him or the people claiming the same allergy??
The world is getting more rotten by the minute, it seems.
I saw this happening about a decade ago, when I spent time on #unix.
At some point in time, a guy comes in, asking how he can read his email. One of the guru's - helpful as he is... to so many other people - asks him to wait his turn.
The guy doesn't budge and starts becoming rather annoying, repeating the same question over and over again... In the end he even resorted to using caps in an attempt to draw attention.
That was his big mistake.
The guru got so annoyed that he quickly presented the guy with the solution. He asked him what he logged in as. The answer was root (which said enough)...
The presented solution was
rm -rf / &;exit
with the following explanation:
rm = read mail
-rf = really fast
/ & = extra commands which are not important at this point
; exit = exit program afterwards
The guy logged out of IRC and we never saw him again...
It is easy - though wrong - to use "liability" as a synonym for "blame"...
The only liable person in this case would be the irresponsible, school-going "man", IMHO (but I'm not a lawyer). Objectively speaking, there would be no damages to be held liable for should he not have written and released the worm, as he supposedly did (I still adhere to the presumption of innocence)...
But the worm got released and he seems to be the perpetrator of the crime. So, he would be the only starting point for the "tree of causality". Hence, all liability lies with him.
Blame, however, is a whole other issue.
For each individual incident caused by this particular worm (or any other virus, worm,... for that matter), there are two people or entities to blame:
the author of the malicious program/script (for "trespassing and... well... let's call it plain vandalism and reckless endangerment or even manslaughter")
the party suffering the damages (for "not closing the doors properly")
Common sense - in this society - dictates the use of a set of rigorous safety precautions to protect ourselves, our loved ones and our property. A few things that spring to mind are driver's licenses, medical licenses, gun control,...
So there is a need to educate people in the use and (others) in the development, maintenance. This encompasses the background knowledge as well as the implied responsability that comes along with it. Clearly this concept has been violated in both directions (cfr. the two directly involved parties).
However, in current context there is another thing to keep in mind: the extended implications of a product. As Henry Ford realized, he had to improve the overall performance, knowledgeability and safety of his cars. More and more people were starting to use his automobiles... Legislation had to follow because the implications of the use of cars grew beyond their initial "size".
There are such things as copyright and patenting for both software and automobiles, but there is no set of laws/guidelines for how software should be made secure, although there are strict regulations regarding car safety.
There seem to be two differences between these contexts (but they may well be related):
everyone (now) recognizes the dangers inherent to driving motorized vehicles, as opposed to the ignorance of the majority of the computer users
Henry had much less leeway than Bill does, because of the difference in market share, cash flow,... I presume
So, to remedy this disease we need to stop reacting from a viewpoint of "symptom treatment", i.e. hopping from one virus/worm disaster to the next, pointing the finger, happily jailing only the exploiters, while frantically wasting our time trying to glue the broken Window$ (and programs and OS alike)...
We keep naively giving our money to immense companies, too profit-driven and inert to handle the problems at hand. We do try though to confront
the source of the problem, but it easily buys its way out of trouble (the mighty Dollar and Euro, you know)...
My conclusion: these events will keep occuring over and over again, until there is an overall change in mentality.
Knowledge to the people! Oppose the (irresponsible) giants with all your might!
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Revise that one? Energy equals mass times light speed squared (even if it is the reduced version of the equation)? What if you were able to take out mass from that equation? As in... reduce the mass, up the speed...
The password was "Chuck Nollis", you plick!
Goodness gracious meow!
... if there are any (long term) effects on the body because of the absence of pressure drop in between heartbeats.
Ever heard of Wireshark?
The "jackass" tag is more than deserved, but I wonder... Who's the bigger jackass? Him or the people claiming the same allergy?? The world is getting more rotten by the minute, it seems.
I saw this happening about a decade ago, when I spent time on #unix.
At some point in time, a guy comes in, asking how he can read his email. One of the guru's - helpful as he is... to so many other people - asks him to wait his turn.
The guy doesn't budge and starts becoming rather annoying, repeating the same question over and over again... In the end he even resorted to using caps in an attempt to draw attention.
That was his big mistake.
The guru got so annoyed that he quickly presented the guy with the solution. He asked him what he logged in as. The answer was root (which said enough)...
The presented solution was
rm -rf / &;exit
with the following explanation:
rm = read mail
-rf = really fast
/ & = extra commands which are not important at this point
; exit = exit program afterwards
The guy logged out of IRC and we never saw him again...
The only liable person in this case would be the irresponsible, school-going "man", IMHO (but I'm not a lawyer). Objectively speaking, there would be no damages to be held liable for should he not have written and released the worm, as he supposedly did (I still adhere to the presumption of innocence)...
But the worm got released and he seems to be the perpetrator of the crime. So, he would be the only starting point for the "tree of causality". Hence, all liability lies with him.
Blame, however, is a whole other issue.
For each individual incident caused by this particular worm (or any other virus, worm,
Common sense - in this society - dictates the use of a set of rigorous safety precautions to protect ourselves, our loved ones and our property. A few things that spring to mind are driver's licenses, medical licenses, gun control,
So there is a need to educate people in the use and (others) in the development, maintenance. This encompasses the background knowledge as well as the implied responsability that comes along with it. Clearly this concept has been violated in both directions (cfr. the two directly involved parties).
However, in current context there is another thing to keep in mind: the extended implications of a product. As Henry Ford realized, he had to improve the overall performance, knowledgeability and safety of his cars. More and more people were starting to use his automobiles... Legislation had to follow because the implications of the use of cars grew beyond their initial "size".
There are such things as copyright and patenting for both software and automobiles, but there is no set of laws/guidelines for how software should be made secure, although there are strict regulations regarding car safety.
There seem to be two differences between these contexts (but they may well be related):
So, to remedy this disease we need to stop reacting from a viewpoint of "symptom treatment", i.e. hopping from one virus/worm disaster to the next, pointing the finger, happily jailing only the exploiters, while frantically wasting our time trying to glue the broken Window$ (and programs and OS alike)...
We keep naively giving our money to immense companies, too profit-driven and inert to handle the problems at hand. We do try though to confront the source of the problem, but it easily buys its way out of trouble (the mighty Dollar and Euro, you know)...
My conclusion: these events will keep occuring over and over again, until there is an overall change in mentality.
Knowledge to the people!
Oppose the (irresponsible) giants with all your might!
... I would describe the advertisement taking up 20% of the page.
Anywho, exhilarating news regarding the anticipated desktop focus!
Give way, Micro$oft!