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From: fnf@mcdsun
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: THIS VIRUS IS A CRISIS!
Message-ID: <631@mcdsun>
Date: 4 Jan 88 16:45:00 GMT
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In article <9659@udenva.cair.du.edu> news@udenva.cair.du.edu (netnews) writes:
>I am calling for ACTION. This means a concerted effort by the Amiga
>community to locate and eradicate ALL viruses and find their sources.
>This calls for MONEY from Commodore and other 3rd party developers
>to organize this effort and to PUNISH to the MAXIMUM EXTENT OF THE LAW
>anyone making these viruses. Additionally Commodore should mount a PR
>effort to assure potential customers and dealers that the AMIGA is SAFE.

This exact sentiment has recently been expressed on BIX, in the Amiga
forum, with various people and organizations "pledging" various amounts
of money towards a fund to provide rewards for information leading to
the source of virus, and to cover legal expenses of initiating prosecution
of those creating viruses.  At last count, this was already at $1100 with
only 3 pledges.  Think what kind of numbers we would be talking about if
every responsible Amigan pledged only $5 or $10.  If it became standard
knowledge in the Amiga community that a minimum reward of $10,000 was
available for information leading to the arrest and conviction of these
computer vandals, I bet they would have second thoughts about their 
hobby.

The biggest problem with such an organized effort against virus creators
is that nobody has yet stepped forward and offered to head up such an
effort.  I'd volunteer, but I simply don't have the time now.  I will
be willing to collect and forward pledges (the pledge, NOT the actual funds;
send no money at this time) to whoever ends up heading up the antiviral
effort.  So send in those email pledges and postcards...

	Fred Fish
	1346 W. 10th Place
	Tempe, Arizona  85281

-Fred  ><>
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