RE: illegal cheer (was: Re: CodeGreen beta release (idq-patcher/antiCodeRed/etc.)

["Dom De Vitto" <Dom () DeVitto com>]

Lets not forget that this is an international forum.

Discussion of what is/is not legal is therefore moot.

Here in the UK we have a completely different set of
stupid laws.

And consequently code green IS NOT illegal....maybe....
(most of the UK laws are rather "nebulous" and open to
different interpretations).

E.g. I'll see all you posters in court! You sent my email,
but nobody gave you authority to 'access' my mail server!

Dom
-----Original Message-----
From: Markus Kern [mailto:markus-kern () gmx net]
Sent: 07 September 2001 13:12
To: Meritt James
Cc: Michael R. Rudel; vuln-dev () securityfocus com
Subject: Re: illegal cheer (was: Re: CodeGreen beta release
(idq-patcher/antiCodeRed/etc.)



Meritt James wrote:
> THAT is an informative statement!  If a bit of consideration for the law
> was made, there would be many fewer vulnerabilities in the first place.

How would consideration for the law reduce _vulnerabilities_?

I have to agree with Michael Rudel.
When we're discussing the ethics/morals of something current laws are
irrelevant.
Laws are deduced from the outcome of such discussions (or that's the way 
I think it should be).

regards,
Markus Kern

> But thanks for the job security!
>
> "Michael R. Rudel" wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> > It is illegal under current law, but
> > that doesn't mean jack to me.
>
> [snip]