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From: russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto)
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Subject: Re: Do *NOT* reveal or mention "hacking" information (was Re: paper clip trick)
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Date: 9 Nov 90 06:15:32 GMT
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In article <2653@ttardis.UUCP> rlw@ttardis.UUCP (Ron Wilson) writes:
>In article <9011081036.AA12627@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, JROSSI@EAGLE.AAMRL.WPAFB.AF.MIL writes:
>
>>Keep on breaking that code.
>
>Do *NOT* encourage code breaking, hacking, or other such activity on the
>NET.  Again, it tends to give the NET a bad image.

Who died and made you the NET.GOD?

>>Remember, however, you also owe it to yourself
>>and to the manufacturers to abide by their copyrights.  The stuff ain't yours
>>to give away.  
>
>This is the *ONLY* thing in your article you said that I can condon being
>said on the NET.  It is something that cannot be said enough.
>
>Don't get me wrong, I greatly despise censorship.  However, distribution of
>this kind of information is illegal.  The very existence of the NET depends
>on not being perceved (sp?) as a "den of thieves".  The same "corporate eyes"
>to whom you want to prove your point might just decide to use archives of
>articles on the NET to file law suites against contributors to the NET.  While
>those people would certainly deserve the consequences thereof, the resulting
>bad publicity would hurt EVERYBODY on the NET.

Hardcore Computist (now Computist) has been distributing this information
for years.  GEnie at one point had a separate board in the Apple IIGS area
for this type of information.
Distribution of information is NOT illegal.  Read the Constitution.
Granted, the Secret Service or certain net.sysadmin.jackasses might think
so, but they are not supposed to make the law.

(obviously, if you post from a corporate site, you are constrained by
corporate policy.  But this has nothing to do with the law.)
--
Matthew T. Russotto	russotto@eng.umd.edu	russotto@wam.umd.edu
Tax the rich, and feed the poor -- until there are, rich no more.