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

["Michael R. Rudel" <mrr () thud pcs k12 mi us>]

On Fri, 7 Sep 2001, Meritt James wrote:

> News flash:  You and your kin are not the entire world.
>
> Wouldn't you like M$ to pay attention to those laws?  Where do you think
> the vulnerabilities come from?
>
> Markus Kern wrote:
> > 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).
>
> So why are YOU discussing laws, followed by a statement that what you
> wrote is irelevant?

Just because I don't care doesn't mean others won't, and it doesn't mean
that actions shouldn't be taken to change the laws if they are "morally or
ethnically wrong".


> > > 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]
>
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> James W. Meritt, CISSP, CISA
> Booz, Allen & Hamilton
> phone: (410) 684-6566

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