On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 01:36:51 -0800 (PST), Joe Barnhart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- jerome lacoste <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > you get > > what you deserve. > > ...and... > > > If > > they don't, then > > double the 'they got what they deserved'. > > I find your sentiments reprehensible. > > I disagree that Cecil and Dale "deserved" to be > hacked. Regardless of the state of their security > patches, or the state of their backups. > > I rarely -- VERY rarely -- write "flame" posts but > your message just sent me over the top. I've known > Cecil only a short time but the thought that he in ANY > way "deserved" it doesn't sit well with me. > > Applying the same reasoning: "that woman who was raped > got what she deserved."
I understand your comparison with the rape, but comparisons are only comparisons, they are never exact. I tend to overruse them... I should not have started with it. "deserved" was probably not a well chosen word. English is not my mother tongue, sorry for that, and I wrote too fast, as usual. That's why I've put in between quotes. So I apologize if my choice of words made you feel bad. By not locking your site down with a mainstream application like phpBB you are at risks. No matter which language I use to describe that, they still took a big risk. The world is unfortunately full of stupid people. I personally maintain several servers, and it doesn't happen a week without me fearing of one being hacked. Furthermore, there had been talks of a phpbb2 site defaced inside knoppmyth forums some months ago... http://www.google.no/search?q=KnoppMyth+pcHDTV+defaced So they should have known. It's sad. It's disgusting, but it's part of the learning experience. Like crash your hard disk when you don't have a backup. Or crash your OS without saving your file. You fall, you stand up again, and make sure you won't fall again the same way. My best to Cecil and Dale whose efforts have helped me a lot lately. Jerome
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