Subject: Re: tech-security@netbsd.org filtering
To: Thor Lancelot Simon <tls@rek.tjls.com>
From: Jason R Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>
List: tech-security
Date: 07/01/2002 08:36:50
On Mon, Jul 01, 2002 at 11:06:29AM -0400, Thor Lancelot Simon wrote:
> It's amazing to me the degree to which you can deceive yourself, Itojun.
> "please pick words more carefully"? Read Theo's last message in this thread
> carefully, please. He *directly* states that if he doesn't get what he wants
> (the ability to post to our lists without any filtering) he will withhold
> information about shared security vulnerabilities. Of course, that's a
> threat; in the simplest terms, it is "do what I want or I will let bad things
> happen to you". It is blackmail. It is unethical. It is childish. It is,
> to be succinct, typical behaviour for Theo DeRaadt. That you could think
> otherwise leaves me seriously questioning your judgement.
Indeed ... that single comment on Mr. de Raadt's part should be
justification enough for leaving the moderation of his posts in-place.
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-- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>