Messages in this thread | | | From | Steve Brueggeman <> | Subject | Re: Linux 2.2.20pre10 | Date | Mon, 22 Oct 2001 15:28:45 -0500 |
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I love this. Microsoft is doomed I say, DOOOOOMED!
If the goverment can't get 'em with a frontal attack, then sneak up from behind when they're not looking.
Has anyone heard if Bill Gates has left the country yet????
Sorry, but if no-one else can stop themselves from posting off topic, why should I???
Personally, I disagree with Alan's position, but what can I do... I didn't vote for him. Maybe a letter or two of protest is in order... Let's see, how much does it cost to ship a hundred or so letters from the states to the UK???
On Mon, 22 Oct 2001 21:58:58 +0200 (MEST), you wrote:
> > >> How about those European sites that made strong encryption available >> to circumvent the US export restrictions on encryption technology? I >> never heard of the FBI raiding any of them. > > >There is one important difference there: Publishing ecryption outside >the US was and is completely legal (apart from stupid local rules). > >In the case of the DMCA, it has been shown that someone who publishes >a "circumvention device" outside the US can be arrested once in the >US. > >In this case "the bug" could be labelled "circumvention device": >Suppose the bug is a "remote buffer overflow" (*) then if you have >copyrighted info on your server which is programmed so that that >non-paying people can't access the copyrighted material. Someone with >knowledge of the bug will be able to break in an access the >copyrighted material. > >Anyone who publishes the bug risks getting arrested if they set foot >in the US. > > Roger. > >(*) It probably isn't.
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