aTypical Joe: a gay New Yorker living in the rural South

Monday, November 28, 2005

First4Internet programmer: “I am serious about the cash”

Cory Doctorow: Sony rootkit author asked for free code to lock up music:

First4Internet ripped off code from at least two free/open source software projects for the malicious rootkit program they supplied to Sony. Yesterday, I posted some old mailing list and newsgroup messages from First4Internet programmers where they were seeking advice on breaking peoples’ computers.

Now, Baz and Alexander have found this old newsgroup post from a First4Internet programmer offering cash if someone will do his homework for him. Later, code from the free/open source software project LAME (which does some of what this programmer was trying to do) showed up in a First4Internet product.

I know it sounds like I am just after some free code due to my laziness but I really dont have the time and I am serious about the cash - I really need this functionality!

At the end of his post are previous installments of the Sony Rootkit Roundup.

LATER: Another email.