Re: [cobalt-users] Cobalt to provide compensation for server hack?

[flash22@xxxxxxx]

On Sat, 17 Feb 2001, Bill wrote:

> >> Has anyone taken up
> > >the issue of compensation for this [hacking] incident with Cobalt? Surely
> they must be
> > >liable as they failed to provide sufficient server protection.
> 
> Compensation?  Don't hold your breath.  My opinion is that I don't think

really, you want to go after sun ? One of the few with the legal ba**s to
go after microsoft? Good luck ;-

> Cobalt should or will be held liable.  Other Linux servers are being hacked
> everyday, not just the ones with the Sun-Cobalt name.  Sun-Cobalt provides a

And there's the rub, if you are going to allege a produce defect exists,
you also have to make some case that it's specific to that one particular
product, not typical behaviour for the entire class of products...so all
you have to do is show that the majority of web servers made are
unhackable -/

Disclaimer...not a laywer...worthless legal advice..two cent opinion..etc

gsh