Create an Account
username: password:
 
  MemeStreams Logo

Open Source community responsible for DOS attacks...

search

Decius
Picture of Decius
Decius's Pics
My Blog
My Profile
My Audience
My Sources
Send Me a Message

sponsored links

Decius's topics
Arts
  Literature
   Sci-Fi/Fantasy Literature
  Movies
   Sci-Fi/Fantasy Films
  Music
   Electronic Music
Business
  Finance & Accounting
  Tech Industry
  Telecom Industry
  Management
  Markets & Investing
Games
Health and Wellness
Home and Garden
  Parenting
Miscellaneous
  Humor
  MemeStreams
Current Events
  War on Terrorism
Recreation
  Cars and Trucks
  Travel
Local Information
  United States
   SF Bay Area
    SF Bay Area News
Science
  Biology
  History
  Math
  Nano Tech
  Physics
Society
  Economics
  Politics and Law
   Civil Liberties
    Internet Civil Liberties
    Surveillance
   Intellectual Property
  Media
   Blogging
Sports
Technology
  Computer Security
  Macintosh
  Spam
  High Tech Developments

support us

Get MemeStreams Stuff!


 
Open Source community responsible for DOS attacks...
Topic: Tech Industry 11:58 pm EDT, Sep  9, 2003

] In August, Raymond, president of the Open Source
] Initiative (OSI), acknowledged that the attacker was an
] "experienced Internet engineer." In a posting to
] internetnews.com sister site Linux Today, Raymond, while
] noting that he did not actually know the identity of the
] person responsible, said, "I had been hoping, and
] actually expecting, that the attacker would turn out to
] be some adolescent cracker with no real connection to the
] open-source community other than a willingness to stand
] down when one of its leaders asked. But no; I was told
] enough about his background and how he did it to be
] pretty sure he is one of us -- and I am ashamed for us
] all."

Looks the shooting is on the other foot! This puts the Open Source community in the extremely ugly position of either turning in their friends or protecting criminals, in a very public way. Ever wonder what it feels like to be Yasar Arafat?

Open Source community responsible for DOS attacks...



 
 
Powered By Industrial Memetics
RSS2.0