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The fact that hes not english native and that communication seems hard for him does not mean that: - he did not do all this in good faith. it seems like he gen
by zobzu 13y ago
The fact that hes not english native and that communication seems hard for him does not mean that:
- he did not do all this in good faith. it seems like he genuinely did. Sure there are TOS. But given his english, do you really think he understood them? Of course not. Good faith is a higher morale value (even thus Americans are pretty much used to "if it passed as law/text, morale values are irrelevant, cuz lawyers+money is all that matters)
- $500 is less than peanuts for FB. Finding these bugs, even if they have to read into the guy's submission more than usual, is critical for FB. Refusing the bounty means that next time it'll be left unfixed and the bad guys will probably get it instead.
All in all, FB's not wrong per say, but it's still a bad move from FB, morally and PR-wise.
- LandoCalrissian 13y agoI think the important part too, is when he technically violated the TOS it was only to get their attention because he was otherwise being ignored. I don't see any reason they should not want to pay him.
- jack-r-abbit 13y agoFWIW, his initial bug report included a link to a post he made on a non-friend's wall. So his first TOS violation was prior to his first attempt to file a bug. The second TOS violation (posting on Zuck's wall) was what got him press time.
- rmc 13y agoOf course "good faith" goes both ways. Facebook has to act in good faith. If they don't, they can't demand others do to them.