here we go again about the moral insanity and plain supidity of
prosecutorial over-zest.
unlike powder milk, computer process cost about zippo vs. leaving the
box idle... a minor additional use of electric.. someone want to
calculate the cost?
Next, bandwidth is only able to be griped about if it is being paid for
by usage patterns... and even that is going to be a small amount...
It is completely insane that our tax dollars go to prosecute people for
such stuff... The poor guy has already been made a big enough example
of.
I would much rather see my dollars go to keep violence contained and
money better spent on social programs... what a big waste...
-paris
[finding the future in the past, passing the future in the present]
[connecting people, places and things]
-----Original Message-----
From: "Jim McAtee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2001 12:11:12 -0600
Subject: Re: More net insanity
> If I've got a warehouse full of powdered milk sitting unused (that I
> don't even know about) and you decide to donate them to starving
> children in Africa, then you've _stolen_ them from me. I'd be an ass
> to
> prosecute you, but you've committed a felony, nonetheless.
>
> Jim
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: William J Wheatley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: CF-Community <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Sunday, August 26, 2001 12:04 PM
> Subject: Re: More net insanity
>
>
> >I am curious how you figure he STOLE resources? That 59 cents an
> email
> crap
> >unless they are using a burstable bandwidth provider all the ones i
> have
> >seen is that
> >you get 1 solid rate that is yours to use. Now if they were using a
> >burstable bandwidth provider ok nail his ass. But if it was
> bandwidth
> that
> >was just going to waste then
> >and it was not putting an unacceptable load on the network then it
> was
> fine.
> >And violating university policy ok he did do that and should be
> fired
> for
> >that but not fined that is just silly.
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Jim McAtee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2001 1:50 PM
> >Subject: Re: More net insanity
> >
> >
> >> The guy is a complete and unmitigated IDIOT. He should be
> prosecuted
> to
> >> the fullest extent of the law as an example to others, if nothing
> else.
> >> He'll get a slap on the wrists, even if convicted of the felonies.
> >> Probably get a couple years probation.
> >>
> >> What in the world was he thinking when he thought he had the right
> to
> >> donate computer time on the University's computers to some
> distributed
> >> computing project? Rank stupidity is not a endearing quality to a
> judge
> >> and jury.
> >>
> >> Here's a quote from the CNET article:
> >>
> >> ------------------------
> >> Michael Covington, a University of Georgia computer science
> professor
> >> who wrote his school's acceptable-use policy, said the incident
> forced
> >> his team to clarify its position on distributed computing
> software.
> The
> >> outcome? "Unless we saw some kind of unacceptable load on the
> network,
> >> we would permit it," he said.
> >> ------------------------
> >>
> >> http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-6740797.html?tag=tp_pr
> >>
> >> So - No harm, no foul? Wrong. First, he violated University
> policy
> by
> >> installing unapproved software on University systems (a wise
> policy).
> >> Secondly, he stole from the state of Georgia (through the
> unauthorized
> >> donation of) resources worth thousands of dollars.
> >>
> >> Jim
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Howie Hamlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> To: CF-Community <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> Date: Sunday, August 26, 2001 9:09 AM
> >> Subject: More net insanity
> >>
> >>
> >> >Just read about this in my local newspaper (Newsday)
> >> >
> >> >http://www.freemcowen.com/
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Howie Hamlin - inFusion Project Manager
> >> >On-Line Data Solutions, Inc.
> >> >www.CoolFusion.com
> >> >631-737-4668 x101
> >> >inFusion Mail Server (iMS) - The Intelligent Mail Server
> >> >Join the DevCon community at www.coolfusion.com/devcon
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
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