[free-sklyarov] PLEASE No Mitnick Comparisons!!!

[hackhawk]

At 10:31 PM 7/24/01 -0400, Peter wrote:
>You are right, Kevin played this games. However, the point of Kevin's
>story was that he was sitting in jail for 2 years without bail or trail.

I knew he was mistreated by the system somehow.  That's definately overkill 
for someone who was just playing games.

I believe I understood how Declan meant the line to be read, that's why I 
said "wasn't meant to be [negative]".  The thing that worried me was that 
Dmitry and Kevin are/were hacker-hero's of a different sort.  The general 
masses may not realize that.

Here's part of the problem.... #1 & #2 of the Hacker definition on 
dictionary.com

hack·er1 (hkr)
  n. Informal

    1.One who is proficient at using or programming a computer; a computer 
buff.
    2.One who uses programming skills to gain illegal access to a computer 
network or file.

- hh


>I just read Declan McCullagh's article titled "Slyarov Release in Feds'
>Hands", and I was a little disturbed.
>
>Maybe it wasn't meant to be, but the following statement is a very
>negative
>reference in my mind.
>================================================================
>just as irate hackers once defaced websites with "Free Kevin" slogans --
>a
>reference to convicted
>hacker-hero Kevin Mitnick -- some seem to be doing the same now with
>Sklyarov.
>================================================================
>
>I must admit I'm not 100% familiar with the details of Kevin Mitnicks
>troubles.  But I DO know he had been accused of playing games with
>governement agencies and taunting them.  What got him caught was playing
>games with a Security Professional who got ticked off enough to help
>authorities catch him.  This is NOT the case with Dmitry at all.  I
>believe
>that there is a far wider range of supporters for Dmitry.
>
>- hh
>
>
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