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Tim O'Reilly on Randal Schwartz Prosecution

From "Tim O'Reilly" <tim@ora.com> to me in message
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(Sat, 9 Sep 1995 08:31:15 PDT)
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> From tim@ora.com Fri Sep  8 09:25:58 1995
> Message-Id: <199509081627.JAA04663@isla.west.ora.com>
> From: "Tim O'Reilly" <tim@ora.com>
> Date: Fri, 8 Sep 1995 09:27:30 PDT
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> To: jeffrey@best.com
> Subject: statement to net
> 
> Jeff Kegler (jeffrey@best.com) recently brought to my attention 
> the fact that rumors are going around that ORA was supportive
> of Intel in its prosecution of Randal Schwartz.  Nothing can
> be further from the truth.
> 
> When we first heard from Intel that Randal had hacked our password
> file, we were a little miffed, but after a five minute conversation
> with Randal were convinced that no harm had been done or intended,
> and that was the end of it.
> 
> Randal continues to have an excellent relationship with ORA.  He remains
> one of our key authors, and we're working on a number of projects
> with him, including revisions to Programming Perl and Learning Perl,
> and several new books. 
> 
> As far as my opinion of Randal as a security risk, the following
> facts should speak for themselves.  Randal still has an login account
> with ORA, without any unusual restrictions.  I
> do not believe Randal has ever had any criminal intent toward ORA,
> Intel or anyone else.  I feel his prosecution serves the Internet
> and justice very poorly.  Given all this, I hope any rumor that
> ORA ever had the slightest intention of prosecuting Randal for
> anything rapidly goes to its grave.
> 
> I am sorry to have to make this statement.  I really thought much of
> this would go without saying.
> 
> -- 
> Tim O'Reilly @ O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.  Publishers of Nutshell Handbooks
> 103 Morris Street, Sebastopol, CA 95472   
-- 

Jeffrey Kegler, President, Algorists, Inc.
743 East El Camino Real, #338, Sunnyvale CA 94087, jeffrey@best.com
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