Yeah I was comparing the situation to circa 2000 onwards. Not around the time when Linux came out. I think th is sentiment regarding bug bounties programs kind

Yeah I was comparing the situation to circa 2000 onwards. Not around the time when Linux came out. I think th is sentiment regarding bug bounties programs kind of solidifies my point. Corporate America and the government has made only the type of hacking they benefit from legal, while experimentation is off the table. I’m not so much advocating for a free for all by the way. I think there is difference between curiosity and malicious intent.