Robert Morris was convicted under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in 1990

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Tappan_Morris

by pk • 16 years ago

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cperciva2• 16 years ago

Is there really anyone here who didn't know this already? The Morris worm is as much an essential part of Internet history as the development of BSD UNIX, the creation of the Web, or the millenial dot-com bubble.

waterlesscloud• 16 years ago

Kids today, man.

fondue• 16 years ago

I knew about the worm but I'm not exactly a fan of the person so I had no idea he was a co-founder of Y Combinator. Next think I know you'll be telling me that a movie actress helped invent a torpedo guidance system.

teilo• 16 years ago

Not just an actress, but a gorgeous actress, even if she was old enough to be my grandmother when I was born.

nailer2• 16 years ago

It's a bit sad that most people know of Morris for his destructive, rather than constructive actions, but Paul Graham seems to be more of the 'face' of YCombinator.

medianama• 16 years ago

rtm?

I remember it was in our text book.

Robert Morris was convicted under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in 1990

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