Re: Security research vuln pimps

[der Mouse <mouse () rodents-montreal org>]

> Have you ever heard of a terrorist referred to as a "demolition
> engineer?"  How about a thief as a "locksmith?"  [...]

> Why does this matter?  Well, it's a matter of principle: One is
> either part of the problem or part of the solution.  [...]

(I don't think it's that black-and-white, actually, but that's
distinctly a side note.)

> It's time to draw a line in the sand.

The time to draw that line was when crackers and malware authors and
the like started getting called "hackers".

I have trouble taking this very seriously now.  You didn't help us when
our name was being abused by the media for the bad guys; why should you
expect any more help now that the shoe is on the other foot?

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