full-disclosure - Symantec Buys SecurityFocus, among others....

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From: BlueBoar at thievco.com (Blue Boar)
Subject: Symantec Buys SecurityFocus, among others....

Jay D. Dyson wrote:
> 	Perhaps the best way to beat these cash hounds at their own game
> is to start using a strictly not-for-profit licensing on all released
> advisories and proof-of-concept code which stipulates that for-profit
> companies may not use said information in any way.

Interesting concept.  How do you propose to copyright an idea?  You can 
decline to let someone mirror your exploit or advisory verbatim, but 
there's nothing you can do to keep someone from reporting about a 
vulnerability.

							BB