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[full-disclosure () lists netsys com (Charles 'core' Stevenson)]

Jay,

>       Perhaps the best way to beat these cash hounds at their own game
> is to start using a strictly not-for-profit licensing on all released
> advisories and proof-of-concept code which stipulates that for-profit
> companies may not use said information in any way.

That's exactly what needs to happen :)

>       Let's face it: the for-profit companies have been leeching off the
> community for years and giving nothing back save for sponsorship of key
> escrow, further draconian legislation, and advocacy of a security cabal
> (which they would control) that would take free information and bundle it
> as a pay-for product/service.

Amen.

>       Look, I have nothing against someone trying to make a buck.  That
> is the cornerstone of the capitalist system.  What burns my biscuits is
> that the monolithic security companies are not making this money off their
> own efforts[1], but by leeching off the egalitarian contributions of those
> who possess a skill set the businesses are not willing to pay for. 

Well said! I'm not sure I really have much to say except yes yes yes!

peace,
core

> - -Jay
>
> 1.  About the only real effort I see from corporate security firms these
>     days is whipping up FUD-filled press releases to scare the living
>     bejeezus out of the masses about "cyber-terrorism" and other happy
>     horseshit.
>
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