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Old April 8th, 2004, 02:27 PM
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Default Re: OT: SPYWARE/TROJAN and Off Topic!

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Originally posted by Norfleet:
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Originally posted by Graeme Dice:
There's a world of difference between destroying things you own, and destroying things other people own, which is illegal and immoral. Excuse me if I don't have much respect for someone who's admitted that they don't respect the property of others.
There is, of course, a minor point: The property in question is entirely mine, the code in question never intended for distribution. As such, any unauthorized individual found to be running it is automatically the enemy, having stolen it from me, and deserves his fate. Destruction of stolen item was deemed to be of paramount importance, and all else was deemed collateral damage. Being that the damage was inflicted upon those also complicit, I see nothing wrong with this.

Someone stealing your stuff doesn't entitle you to steal theirs, or destroy it. This looks more and more like vengeance, and less and less like justice - and the two have nothing to do with each other.

I'm also worried about your use of the word "enemy" in this context.