Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!lloyd!kent
From: kent@lloyd.camex.uucp (Kent Borg)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: HIV was a blessing in disguise
Summary: Flame on use of HIV
Keywords: Morris, virus, internet, AIDS
Message-ID: <255@lloyd.camex.uucp>
Date: 10 Nov 88 18:14:31 GMT
References: <451@island.uu.net>
Reply-To: kent@lloyd.UUCP (Kent Borg)
Organization: Camex, Inc., Boston, Mass USA
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In article <451@island.uu.net> daniel@island.uu.net (Dan Quayle cannot manage a crisis, he is a crisis that must be managed) writes:
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>	I think the HIV (Huge Internet Virus) was a blessing in disguise.

[stuff on whether this was a favor to the net]

>				dan
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No, not HIV. 

HIV is the name of the AIDS virus.  To be cute and name the internet
worm after HIV is in very bad taste.

The impact of the internet worm was TRIVIAL in comparison to the
devastation of AIDS.  If you don't think so, start asking system
administrators which they would rather contract.

If you want a cute name for the internet worm, fine, but please choose
a bit more carefully.

Kent Borg
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