On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 2:00 AM, Tracy R Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Andrew Lentvorski wrote: > > The assumption here is that the person with the open AP has an > > "unlimited" bandwidth plan. > > It seems like we are trying unusually hard to excuse the ignorance of > those who would pay for bandwidth by the byte yet leave an access point > open. Normally the kplug crowd comes down pretty mercilessly on > ignorance. Why the change of heart?
It's not about coming down hard on ignorance. The people in the kplug crowd also are the first to rail against exploitation for personal gain against people who can't fight back. Coming down on those who are ignorant with the object of educating them is one thing. Coming down hard on those who are content to remain ignorant after having been informed might also be acceptable, but taking advantage of someone just because people happen to be ignorant of a vulnerability is the very kind of exploitation that I hear people railing against on this list all the time. Perhaps it's not on as grand a scale as some of those conversations, but the principle is the same. Call me old-fashioned if you want to, but the fact that someone is not aware of a vulnerability, or doesn't understand it, doesn't grant anybody else some special right to take advantage of them just because they can. I realize this is done all the time, but that doesn't make it right or something to be strived for. RD -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
