grimesg@annapurna (George Grimes) (02/02/90)
geof@aurora.com (Geoffrey H. Cooper) writes: lines deleted ...... > >One thing that makes me wonder: A newspaper article claims that Morris >wanted to stop the worm when it started to get out of control, and >decided that he wasn't able to. When the Internet group started to >try and control it, why didn't he offer to help? At least a copy of >the source code would have been of great assistance. Instead, he >hides and waits for the FBI to find him. > >Would not this have been his best opportunity to show his benign >intentions? Or perhaps he was advised not to help by someone. Haven't you ever screwed up badly and then panicked? Were you thinking clearly and rationally at the time? Heavy adrenalin flow is conducive to flight, not thought. George ******************************************************************************* I speak only for me...let my company form their own opinions! ******************************************************************************* +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | DOMAIN: grimesg@sj.ate.slb.com | George Grimes | | INTERNET: grimesg@sjs.slb.com | (408)437-5305 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+