[ale] Richard Owens case

[Mark Hurley]

On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 09:47:54AM -0500, Dow Hurst wrote:
> This Richard Owens case is getting more and more ludicrous as time goes
> on.  Even if the guy was told not to download the distributed.net client
> and did anyway, which is questionable, the case is still typical
> government stupidity.  Just goes to show how we need to be careful about
> what we do at our jobs.  I have contemplated adding the SETI clients to
> the SGIs here since we could really contribute to that project, however,
> the security issues with the firewalls have kept me from bothering.  A
> properly managed campus wide installation of either distributed.net
> clients or SETI clients with good public relations applied would make
> KSU look great.  Dekalb could have benefited instead of losing an
> employee and getting involved in such a lose-lose situation.  I sure
> don't have much respect for the people in charge of the case. 

I usually stay away from the politics...but you've heard the "they
came for the guys who installed distributed.net, then they came for
you and everyone else was gone..."

I have one quote concerning this subject...

"No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding." 
    -    Plato, Laws


Mark Hurley

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