[FYI] (Fwd) Highly respected OpenBSD, OpenSSH programmer censors website, cites DMCA

["Axel H Horns" <horns@ipjur.com>]

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From:           	"Jon O ." <jono@MICROSHAFT.ORG>
Subject:        	Highly respected OpenBSD, OpenSSH programmer censors website,
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Dug Song is a highly respected OpenBSD, OpenSSH programmer and the
author of Dsniff. He has written numerous security papers including a
common vulnerability in many firewall applications and servers.

He has censored his own website, citing the DMCA:

http://www.monkey.org/~dugsong/

At this time it is not clear whether the site was taken down under
pressure from corporations or simply attempting to express feelings
about the DMCA and possibly start a trend whereby security researchers
withhold their own research because they are at risk under the DMCA.

Many people outside of the security industry do not fully understand
that independent security research by people like Dug Song often find
security holes, vulnerabilities and are the driving force toward
stronger software and security practices within corporations. They are
the watch dogs that ensure independent security testing (often, if not
always) without compensation simply for the challenge and to promote
safer, stronger software.



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