A public, false assertation of malice is called libel. The great and needed social role that the glaring light of the public gets to weld to hold others accountable require that public allegations have at least some reasonable basis, backed by evidence, for their postulation.
The American -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 10:07 AM To: bugtraq@securityfocus.com Subject: Re: Re: Solaris telnet vulnberability - how many on your network? On Tue, 13 Feb 2007, Gadi Evron wrote: >IMO fixing security bugs at short notice is >painful enough without >people like yourself and Steve Gibson casting >assertions of malice. The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. Assertions of malice are a good thing. Keeps people on their toes and thinking about it. There have also been too many times in the past when they have been proven correct to ignore the possibility any longer. TheFinn.
