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From: dmorin@wpi.wpi.edu (Duane D Morin)
Newsgroups: alt.security,alt.folklore.computers,comp.society.futures
Subject: Feedback on Computer Crime - Apology
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Date: 9 Aug 90 22:15:12 GMT
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Reply-To: dmorin@wpi.wpi.edu (Duane D Morin)
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester ,MA
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Ok, here it is, my formal apology - 

I made a sweeping, generalizing post that was stated by a programmer who has
had far too much experience in the sociology field.  What I said was said as
a sociological comment, not as a statement of "this is the way things are,
period."  No sociological statement is ever as balck and white as that, and I
never expected it to be taken that way.  I would never say "Im right, thats 
that" and I would hopefully not expect anyone here to say "You are wrong, 
thats that".  everyone has their examples of what they are trying to say, 
and I understand that.  

For anyone on the net who was insulted or offended by what I posted, I am 
hereby sorry.  I did not mean to start the commotion that I did.  What I
did do was simply respond to one users original post with my own opinion.  
Had I not posted it, this never would have happened.  As it stands, it
seems that everyone has forgotten about the original post.  COuld we please
try to get back to the original subject?  

What about:  

   * People who write and distribute viruses?

   * People who crack and distribute commerical software?

   * People who break into high secuirty systems for the purpose of theft
     and/or destruction of property?

THESE are the computer crimes that I assumed the original post to be talking
about.  Could we possibly get back to a subject that has some use (and maybe
give my poor mail account a rest?)  Thank you.

Duane Morin
DDM