I'm pretty sure nmap is the exact opposite of Malware. It's an essential information security tool.
Fyodor, Reach out to the Free Software Foundation and EFF. They may not be able to help directly, but I'm sure that they could put you in touch with some pro bono legal experts that could give you the right advice on how to act. As mentioned, both Lessig, and Eben Moglen, would be good starting points. On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 1:30 PM, andrew.wallace <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 4:48 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> On the other hand, just being Fyodor is sufficient to get him taken >> seriously. > > It could be argued that Nmap is malware, and such software has already been > called to be made illegal. > > If I was Cnet, I would stop distributing his software altogether. > > Link: http://nmap.org/book/legal-issues.html > > Andrew > -- Ray Soucy Epic Communications Specialist Phone: +1 (207) 561-3526 Networkmaine, a Unit of the University of Maine System http://www.networkmaine.net/
