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[Chris Shiflett]

--- jon baer <jonbaer at jonbaer.net> wrote:
> what in the world can the point be to post virus code when you
> *know* it will always be used for bad purposes in the end?

While posting a virus definitely seems to cross an ethical boundary of
some sort, I think an exploit is an essential piece of a security
vulnerability announcement. It really helps developers to both clearly
understand the vulnerability and gauge the danger. However, this is
frequently debated.

Chris

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