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In article <1992Dec14.184229.22277@mksol.dseg.ti.com> mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (fred j mccall 575-3539) writes:
>Seems obvious, Peter.  The 'tool' central to the crime is the
>computer.  Simply don't allow him to work with them for a while.  I'm
>curious as to just how many people really don't 'get' this; that
>think, as Mike would have us believe, that we're talking about not
>letting him go to graduate school or something equally silly.  Of
>course, if he was working on a C.S. degree, he might have a few
>problems attending for a while, if not programming on computers was
>part of his probation.

Enforcement of this hypothetical punishment doesn't seem obvious or simple
to me, so I guess you can count me as one of those who don't 'get' it.

Are you saying that Morris should be prevented from using computers, or
just programming them?  For example, if he decided to go back to graduate
school for a P.H.D. in English, should he be forced to use a typewriter
to do his thesis?  If word processing is acceptable, then should he be
allowed to buy a personal computer for that task?

I guess what I'm not clear on is your definition of "don't allow him to
work with them".  This could range anywhere from not allowing him to do
computer security work to not using the corner ATM machine.
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