full-disclosure - Re: Right, or wrong?

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Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:42:32 -0800
From: Fixer <fixer@....net>
To: Jared DeMott <demottja@....edu>
Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: Right, or wrong?

As far as the "moral/immoral" issue goes I don't think there's an easy
answer to that one.
Is it immoral to get paid for your effort?  I don't think so.  On the
other hand I don't think
I'd be really proud of myself if I sold a bug to someone and they turned
around and
released a worm that exploited it.  I think it depends on who you're
selling to and
why you're doing it.  That having been said I should say that I've never
charged anyone
for any bugs I've found.  Maybe I'm just old school.

Jared DeMott wrote:
> All:
> 
> So, I've tried the vendor pay model for bug hunting and it wasn't always
> well received.  Apparently auction sites and 3 party purchasers are
> fine, but some folks don't like the idea of selling directly to the
> vendor.  I was thinking that this would be ideal since the vendor would
> have the most interest in knowing about/fixing the bug.  My question to
> the list is this:
> Is it morally right, wrong, don't know, don't care, good business, bad
> business, etc.?  Either way we're moving away from that model, but I was
> just curious how others on FD see it.
> 
> Blessings,
> Jared
> 
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