Tor exit node operator arrested in Russia (TorServers.net blog) [LWN.net]

Tor exit node operator arrested in Russia (TorServers.net blog)

Posted Apr 18, 2017 16:14 UTC (Tue) by liw (subscriber, #6379)
In reply to: Tor exit node operator arrested in Russia (TorServers.net blog) by gb
Parent article: Tor exit node operator arrested in Russia (TorServers.net blog)

By not killing everyone, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are letting terrorists live.

If those who build free software help terrorists, how come those who make proprietary software aren't helping them?

This line of thinking really makes no sense.

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Tor exit node operator arrested in Russia (TorServers.net blog)

Posted Apr 18, 2017 17:11 UTC (Tue) by pizza (subscriber, #46) [Link] (1 responses)

> If those who build free software help terrorists, how come those who make proprietary software aren't helping them?

That's easy; the proprietary software's EULA says you can't use it for "bad things", and terrorists would never violate EULAs because violating contractual agreements is the worst, most morally repugnant thing that anyone could do.

Tor exit node operator arrested in Russia (TorServers.net blog)

Posted Apr 19, 2017 8:05 UTC (Wed) by madhatter (subscriber, #4665) [Link]

Rarely have I so much wished that LWN's comments had "like" buttons (for authenticated subscribers). That said, you owe me a new keyboard.