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Subject: Re: CALL FOR VOTES:  DID HE DO US A SERVICE OR NOT?
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Date: 12 Nov 88 09:06:32 GMT
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From: daryl@arthur.uchicago.edu (Daryl McLaurine)
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When I was young(er), I too wished to streach my horizons to the limit, and 
since at the time the conditions were right, (little to no scocial interaction,
VERY intelegent (;-}), and a very hyperactive sence of curiosity), life 
ordained me to be a 'hacker' (IE: definiton 1: Person who uses intimate 
knowledge of ether the system, programming enviroment, or both in developing
programs supposedly beyond that systems's capability.) 

It was cool, I had fun, nobody harmed me, and I made a lot of people happy.

Then I got hurt.

A person to whom I trusted used some of the things I taught him to do some 
VERY bad things.

THIS WAS NOT COOL. MANY PEOPLE GOT HARMED. ESPECIALY ME.

Leaving out some very sorrid details, I got to see what harm a little 
'harmless' exploring can do.  Now I work as a consulting P/A, specialising
in system security and mathmatical modeling ( also trying to break the world's
record for most nights of sleeplessness ;-}).

Bottom line: If this person would have posted an alert to the net with a sample
program, THAT would have been a very valuable service.

This person did harm.

He should be made to understand this. Jail will not teach this lesson. Having
him see some of the mess that he caused will.

(all opinions and spelling mistakes are mine, Flame On.)

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