[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Friday 29 August 2003 15:45, Kiggundu Mukasa wrote: >> http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A62459-2003Aug28?language=pri >> nter >> >> WASHINGTON - The FBI has identified a teenager as the author of a >> damaging virus-like infection unleashed on the Internet and plans to >> arrest him early Friday, a U.S. official confirmed >> Thursday................ > > Gun manufacturers aint prosecuted when gangsters shoot dead innocent > persons. We know guns are made to kill and they do exactly that! > Car makers don't end up in court when their vehicle model is involved > in an accident. So doesn't East African Breweries for that matter. > Then why is a virus/worm author reprimanded for writing code when > probably the author did **not** abuse the code? This is unreasonable > and is not fair. F*ck FBI
Perhaps what the worm author should have done, is put a little fine print at the bottom of his code saying "Be careful. Clicking on this worm is bad for your computer's health. Browse wisely." Maybe they should arrest condom manufacturers for encouraging [(un)safe] sex. I mean, the way life works, is that there are things we know should be a certain way; but life has it's on way of going the exact opposite direction. And that happens a lot. There has to be some form of responsibility when the product [or code] is being designed. Working from your examples, for guns, you need to have a license for gun possession; for cars, you need to have a license and insurance, to drive. The law says, anyone who drinks should not drive, and should be above a certain age. There are laws for each of these things, and manufacturers and/or service providers need to exercise some level of responsibility, as mentioned. If that weren't the case, owning WMD's would be second nature. The worm author knew the worm would have devastating effects on the Internet community. By releasing it, he forfeited all his rights for leniency, and took on the responsibility of his actions. Regards, Mark Tinka - CCNP Network Engineer, Africa Online Uganda --------------------------------------------- This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
