[41466] in Cypherpunks
Re: Netscape rewards are an insult
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Henry Wertz)
Sat Oct 14 12:07:27 1995
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 1995 10:46:39 -0500 (CDT)
From: Henry Wertz <hwertz@exclusive.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: <9510141153.AA16412@all.net>
On Sat, 14 Oct 1995, Dr. Frederick B. Cohen wrote:
> The idea that Netscape (like Microsoft) thinks they can get free
> testing services from all over the net by real experts just by offerring
> a tee shirt is down right offensive.
>
> I have a better idea. How about an open market in break-in
> software. We crack Netscape and offer the crack code to the highest
> bidder. Bids start at US$25K per hole. For the insult, Netscape has to
> outbid the competition by a factor of 2 to get the details of the hole.
> Here's how it works:
*cut*
You know, this all seems kind of greedy to me.. It used to be people
would find holes for *fun* and not for profit. It's still possible to do
that you know 8-).
