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Re: Impending (mydoom) DOS attack
- From: Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr.
- Date: Fri Jan 30 19:53:40 2004
Leo Bicknell wrote:
> Bruce Perens has said it far better than I ever could at
> http://perens.com/SCO/DOS/. Please read what he has to say.
>
> We (Open Source, ISPs, etc) must, MUST, come to SCO's defense on
> this one. I am doing what I can with my employer to do just that.
I agree both with Mr. Bicknell, and with Mr. Perens for the
reasons given.
I believe further that condemning this attack and doing what we
can to thwart it are simply the right things to do.
> Allowing attacks like this to succeed, either directly or indirectly
> is far more harmful than allowing SCO to stay online. We cannot
> condone these actions for any reason, the end does not justify the
> means in the case of worms.
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