Re: Support the Sasser-author fund started

[Mister Coffee <live4java () stormcenter net>]

On Thu, May 13, 2004 at 02:33:25PM +0200, harry wrote:
> Tobias Weisserth wrote:
 <snip>
> who's fault is it really when you buy a door, you lock it, but a burglar 
> finds a way to easily open it, comes in and tells you...

I don't really see any question of ethics, morals, or legality here.  The burgaler is at fault.  Said intruder may not 
be guilty of theft, and may have had "pure" motives, but they're still plainly guilty of Tresspass and Breaking and 
Entering.

Remember - I did lock my door.

With the possible exception of an Admin or Owner breaking into a system they are responsible for, _using an exploit to 
gain access_ is -always- a breach of ethics.  


> just my 2 cents
>
> -- 
> harry
> aka Rik Bobbaers
> ps. i don't agree with the worm writers, but just want to say it's not 
> just his fault, microsoft has to take it's responsability too
Microsoft has to take responsibility for making cruddy doors (to use your metaphore) but they are not to blame for 
someone kicking the door in.  And, much as I am not a fan of the Curse of Redmond, the patch for this 'sploit was 
already out and avilable.  They HAD fixed the problem.

Cheers, 
L4J
 
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