M Harris schrieb: > On Tuesday 29 May 2007 00:27, M Harris wrote: > >> 2. Creating, procuring for themselves or others, selling, >> distributing, handing over or in any other manner making available to >> others >> computer programs the purpose of which is the commission of such a >> criminal offense will be punished with a prison term of up to one >> year or with a fine. >> > > http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/79230 > > Thanks for searching the info :)
> Following the logic of 202c to its ultimate conclusion results in > making the > entire distribution of openSUSE (or any other distro) illegal--- because a > computer system (kernel, ip stack, and utilities) all constitute the standard > tools through which a cyber crime is committed. The ludicrous hyper > interpretation of this section of the German penal code (StGB) must > necessarily lead to the conclusion that the distribution of entire operating > systems and utilities ( not just port scanners like nmap ) are dangerous > because they can be used in the commission of a cyber crime. > > If this law passes the German Bundesrat, it will be a major drawback for the German software industrie and will provide problems without end. I imagine that it also will cause immense troubles for all the distributors. In this case all German ISO files will need a recreation without the tools in question and the repositories will need a clean-up. So in future there could be the need for a 'stripped' German version of a distribution. > On the other hand, nmap has been in the community for so long that to outlaw > its distribution is very analogous to outlawing the distribution of firearms. > If we outlaw the distribution of firearms only criminals will have firearms. > If we outlaw the distribution of security tools like nmap, only crackers will > have nmap. (well, along with the millions of other folks like myself who > already have it) > > <sigh> > Exactly! It's a law that helps the criminals. Kind regards, tM -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
