On Fri, 13 May 2005 11:13:03 CDT, k k said: (Yes, even the best of us hit 'send' too soon sometimes ;) > There is debate surrounding whether releasing benign worms such as Nachi or > Welcha, in general is ethical or not. Oh? Who has lined up on the "it's a good idea" side of the room? I suspect that "There is debate" means either: 1) The same sort of people who are still debating if the world is round or flat. 2) Ass-wipe academics who probably have never even *tried* to patch their own systems, but feel qualified to talk about doing it to other people without their prior informed consent. Given that most academics agree that "prior informed consent" is a Good Thing, it will be a true ass-wipe (even for an academic) who thinks doing it without consent is a wise idea. 3) Somebody thinks that somebody else saying "Yeah, it would be a good idea, except this long list of reasons its's bad" indicates a debate. Yes, there's quite likely overlap between the groups.
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