--- Steven Hartland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nice idea but I think its you that needs to get a clue. Take > the example that you run casual server on a machine at home > and someone gets hold of said code cuz its freely available. > They hack your machine and destroy all the data. Now > you cant tell me that's learning. Yes we need to be aware > of these things and publications like bug track are great in that > sense but I still stick by my original statement. Its plain > irresponsible to allow the more dubious characters out there > easy access to what is a hack. Further more law comes > into this, if you are found distributing such code which has > no other use than illegal attacks on machines you can be > held accountable for it. > GOOD: Knowledge of issues and its proliferation. > BAD: Providing tools with the sole purpose of harm. > > No it doesn't stop people writing it for themselves but it > puts that barrier in their way and we need all the barriers > we can get. > > Steve / K
What you are talking about is considered ignorant in this modern day. It is the duty of the admin to keep his/her server secure. If he chooses to disseminate the information, it is Erik's responsibility to do it in a responsible way, as he is doing (by posting the information on the site he indicated after Valve has been notified and offered a fix). Holding another person accountable for the security of your server because they publicized an exploit responsibly is ludicrous. No one is forcing admins to continue to use a version of HLDS that is not the latest supported version. _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
