On Apr 11, 12:44pm, Christopher Klaus wrote:
> Subject: Re: Improvements to Scamming and Free Scam Set Reset
> >
> > At the request of the manufacturer of ISS, we have removed all of their
> > code from our scanning service. Even though ISS was clearly marked as
> > being used, the author didn't feel we gave adequate credit or pointers
> > and because we made our software available with a copy of their free
> > version for a modest fee ($100) which doesn't even cover costs, that we
> > were unfairly making a profit from their efforts.
>
> The problem isn't that you are charging $100 for my program with some
> additional scripts for web and checks, it is the fact that you broke the
> only two constraints I had in my copyright.
>
> 1. Do not pretend you wrote it. In several announcements, you say your
> company developed Vulnerability Testing code, to only fail to mention you
> were using ISS as the basis of your engine.
>
> 2. Do not make any money off of my code. Not only were you charging for
> repeated scans using my software, you are selling my demonstrational code.
You know, in academic circles and most professional societies, this would
be cause for the revocation of any degrees or certificates held by the
perpetrator, if it was proven true.
Just my $.02.
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