On 11 August 2015 at 20:41, Alessandro Rubini rubini@gnudd.com wrote:
Yes. But these arguments are hard to make, and hard to convey to the public. Hacker chats. I can't show these pages around and make people consider my point about software freedom.
You're right, we need a helpful response.
It's started hitting the news. Page two of the Register story details the problem in a manner that may be helpful: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08/11/oracle_anti_security_research_rant/?...
These stories comment on the blog post and the problems with it: http://www.zdnet.com/article/oracle-to-sinner-customers-reverse-engineering-... http://thenextweb.com/opinion/2015/08/11/oracle-drinking-the-kool-aid/ http://www.channelweb.co.uk/crn-uk/news/2421524/oracle-blasted-over-reverse-...
There was also a lot of other coverage, mostly just noting with amazement that the post exists and is real.
Hope this is useful :-)
- d.