Getting to F18

[Eddie G. O'Connor Jr.]

On 12/16/2012 07:42 PM, Joe Zeff wrote:
> On 12/16/2012 04:25 PM, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. wrote:
>> So then....there's not enough REWARD for anyone to even ATTEMPT
>> something such as this?.....well I for one am glad! Makes it a little
>> easier to sleep at night! LoL!
>
> There's not enough reward for most people, no.  That's not to say that 
> it can't be done or that somebody won't have the right combination of 
> skills and low self-esteem needed to do something like this just for 
> bragging rights, but the odds are much lower than they are in the 
> Windows world where the probable payoff is also much higher.
I've always thought that things were a little different here in 
"Linux-Land"....I mean....if someone comes up and brags about stealing 
something that was free to begin with....then what's to brag 
about?.....what's so impressive about that? But to have not only gotten 
past a well designed security system, but to have ALSO made off with the 
crown jewels....well now THAT'S impressive! Comparatively......to hack 
into a Linux system that resides on some old geezer's home network (that 
would be ME!...LoL!) I don't think would make anyone do a double 
take....but to hack into the back end of say......Tiffany's.com...and 
make off with customer's credit card numbers...well...now THAT would be 
something to impress with....(depending on your moral makeup!)


EGO II