] 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... |