-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- nuqneH, I don't think so. And if this ever happen, i'd not feel happy about it at all. It is a) ineffective, _nothing_ can be done to prevent creation and distribution of programs of any kind, including destructive ones - that's the reality and it's better than if it could be possible, i don't like the idea of restricting fundamental people's freedom to create and distribute information at all - if this will happen, there defenitely will be many other cases where THEY will try to apply such a restriction b) hell, WHO are THEY to ALLOW me to do MY JOB? "Marcus J. Ranum" <mjrat_private> said : > Darren Reed writes: > >So are you suggesting that perhaps it is time software such as ISS, etc, > >to not only be made available with strict controls over which targets > >they can be used against (article about this went to bugtraq some time > >ago) but also be required for those buying the product/license keys > >in order to undertake such work ? I think this is almost a inevitable. > > So do I. Indeed, I think that it may boil down to some kind of > professional certification being necessary. There are analogs > to this - locksmithing certification, federal firearms license, etc. > That's part of what I meant about how that grey area is going to > get real thin, soon. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ {::} {::} {::} CU in Hell _| o |_ | | _|| | / _||_| |_ |_ |_ (##) (##) (##) /Arkan#iD |_ o _||_| _||_| / _| | o |_||_||_| [||] [||] [||] Do i believe in Bible? Hell,man,i've seen one! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3i Charset: noconv iQCVAwUBOLEsQ6H/mIJW9LeBAQGF1AQAkE/Ku1dTTQsgJ8BH8C6DCR8OialnuBdU Ss4gN+rm/ajJvvYvNvQVDlefoS3ztg2igPI5Bl4w0NGSrL2HhPRVszEN7szG5o+f aEfYAwqa4olfnS8siwKmJpV4E63s28BW1sjJUml8mVAUMN6mUfC5UP1Z9YL8Pezu wMJM0fG7vkg= =cf2r -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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