Re: Breaking Laws Cisco's stolen code

[Ron DuFresne <dufresne () winternet com>]

On Fri, 28 May 2004, Charlie Harvey  wrote:

> --SNIP--------
> | > For me, breaking laws is NOT acceptable under ANY circumstance. I hope
> | > the majority of people on this list is with me on this.
> --SNIP--------
> | ...Attitudes like your's are what fosters computer insecurity
> | and social passivity in general.  Breaking laws IS acceptable in MANY
> | circumstances.  DeCSS, the DCMA and other examples serve to illustrate
> | this.
> --SNIP--------
>
> also cf. Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Suffrage Movement, Thoreau, Nelson
> Mandela, Harriet Tubman, French Resistance in WWII, Jesus (Matt12:1-4),
> et al.

all of whom were know lowlevel theifs, correct?

Thanks,

Ron DuFresne
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"Cutting the space budget really restores my faith in humanity.  It
eliminates dreams, goals, and ideals and lets us get straight to the
business of hate, debauchery, and self-annihilation." -- Johnny Hart
        ***testing, only testing, and damn good at it too!***

OK, so you're a Ph.D.  Just don't touch anything.


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