On 4/16/08, n3td3v <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 7:24 PM, Jeff Stebelton > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 12:32 PM, n3td3v <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Why May 1st 2008? Because web applications are closely related to > > > e-commerce > > > and May Day is a common day for peaceful anti-capitalism protests, so > > > it makes sense > > > to be on this day. > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > I almost missed this little jewel, having the inestimable Mr. "n3td3v" > > in my junk list (anyone else think it odd he always refers to himself in > > the third party?) > > > > I want to see if I can follow the logic here. May 1st is a common day > > for ANTI-capitalism protests. Web applications are tied to e-commerce. > > Therefore, the day you *protest* commerce is the perfect day to hold a > > contest that conceivably you wish to help make commerce more *secure*? > > These threads never fail to provide some comic relief just when I need it. > > i was just trying to bring awareness to web application security, not > have a protest against capitalism, and like you say posting > vulnerabilities in web applications is pro capitalism, so i don't see > where the problem is. having it on may the 1st is just more shock and > awe and is more likely to get attention towards web application > security. there is no protest, there is web application security > awareness day, it just makes it more interesting being on may day. if
/schhhnip think i will print this off and use it when explaining "pressure of speech" to my students <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure_of_speech> cocaine induced mania mike _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
