Should we be proud of what these guys did? Or ashamed of it?
Supposedly, Brain was the world’s first computer virus. Does that make it a technology marvel or another illegal act? On the one hand I think there is nothing smart or funny about messing up other’s computers. On the other hand, they seem to have acted in naivety rather than malice. What do you think?
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Should we be proud of what these guys did? Or ashamed of it?
Such question shows the mentality of average joe. It also shows how one should not poke in every other matter unless the person is knowledgeable but since people here even become Islam expert and “criticize” it one way or other than how could they not prove themselves computer experts?
It’s just like one says that whether someone should feel ashamed of making a knife or proud of it. I think the other commenter explained it well.
p.s: A friendly advice, stop writing posts. Atleast for this site. You have proved not once but several times to be a a bogus author. Don’t take it on your heart, I am just being friendly with you.
Some comments from the ATP Facebook Page:
– “Its not what the thing is that makes it dangerous or harmful. Its the uses. Fire cooks and fire burns. Would you hate the person who made the first”
– “Hey why to be ashamed, they never had evil intentions! This virus didnt corrupt data!”
– “It ws more of a security check dan a notoriua virus…they showed da world how vulnerable the system ws…n i doubt CIA didnt make a virus before these guys…”
– “Nothing to be ashamed of. It’s a matter of pride.”
In computer science, there is actually quite a tradition of curiosity being more important than following the rules. Many people who went on to become respectable CEOs of large technology companies speak fondly of breaking into computer labs to get more time on computers or hacking various time-share computers to get more processing power for their own little projects.
Paul Graham has written quite a lot about how he looks for a little mischievousness in computer hackers he funds. He specifically asks them ‘what rules have you broken?’ (or something to that effect)
In the grander scheme of things, the story of Brain (and the attitude of its creators) should serve as a positive reminder that pretty amazing things can be done without needing permission from bureaucrats.
Totally agreed with Naan Haleem. It was not a virus but a way to protect piracy of their software. The same mechanism later helped developing viruses.
Pakistaniat should review policies of whom can right here to maintain its standard
hahaha wow … it was a gr8 achievement no doubt but we’ll be more happy n feel pride if these guys use their brains in making of something on the positive side :)