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Yeah I was comparing a DDoS to lunch counter Sit-ins of the 60s. During the civil rights movement blacks and other protestors would overwhelm a restaurant takin
by wavesounds 14y ago
Yeah I was comparing a DDoS to lunch counter Sit-ins of the 60s. During the civil rights movement blacks and other protestors would overwhelm a restaurant taking up all the space at the counter until the owners agreed to meet their demands. It's a proven non-violent protest that works and is very similar to what DDoS does, except instead of human bodies filling up a restaurant you're using http requests to fill up a server. Sorry for the lack of context in the original post.
- btilly 14y agoThe significant difference is that when the owner gets unhappy about it, it is trivial to figure out who to talk to to get the problem fixed. The same is not true of DDoS attacks.
- wavesounds 14y agoThats a good point. But It all depends if you block your IP address or not. If it was a legal form a protest that people didn't have to worry about going to jail for you could easily make your information known. Problem is the government doesn't understand technology and will label you a hacker instead of non-violent protestor.
- Deestan 14y ago> The same is not true of DDoS attacks. It should be pretty clear in this case, though.