Re: VIRUS WARNING

[Valdis . Kletnieks]

On Thu, 04 May 2000 20:39:43 EDT, Keith Moore said:
> but sooner or later folks are going to be held liable for poor engineering
> or poor implementation of networking software, just like folks today can be 
> held liable for poor engineering or implementation of bridges or buildings.  

Not if the UCITA becomes legal.  Large immoral software vendors can
then ship software shrink-wrapped with a "if you break the seal
you agree to the license inside", and the license inside prohibits
you from reverse-engineering, publicising, or discussing bugs.

I kid you not.  Sometimes I wish the Virginia state constitution
was amended so a governor can suceed himself - currently, they're
only in for one consecutive term, so they tend to do splashy-but-longterm
bad things to use it as a springboard for a Congressional campaign...

At least the guys in Richmond had the sense to put a one-year study
period in before it becomes the law...  

                                Valdis Kletnieks
                                Operating Systems Analyst
                                Virginia Tech