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Re: Perl Co-inventor Convicted
In article <3vav1t$4u4@hpindda.cup.hp.com>,
Bob Kelley <bkelley@cup.hp.com> wrote:
>Bob Kelley (bkelley@cup.hp.com) wrote:
>: This Randal Schwartz they talked about did not sound like the
>: Perl guy. Just a coincidence in names, I'm pretty sure.
>
>I'm wrong. I just read Randal's request for donations in
>the perl news groups. Gosh!
>
>Personally, I think Intel is being somewhat harsh in prosecuting
>him. I look at what the Oregonian listed as being done:
>
>* Ran a password cracking program.
>
>Gosh. If I run Crack, does that make me a criminal in Oregon?
It's generally unprofessional to run crack on your employer's password
files without prior authorization. I believe that Randal didn't have
malicious intent, but I can't blame Intel for being paranoid.
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