After viewing the very controversial blog of brial gorrell (www.delfindjmontano.blogspot.com) i made some research regarding ethical norms with the use of the internet and this article i have found on thi site http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1087.txt which posts…

Ethics and the Internet

Status of this Memo

   This memo is a statement of policy by the Internet Activities Board

   (IAB) concerning the proper use of the resources of the Internet.

   Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Introduction

At great human and economic cost, resources drawn from the U.S. Government, industry and the academic community have been assembled into a collection of interconnected networks called the Internet. Begun as a vehicle for experimental network research in the mid- 1970's, the Internet has become an important national infrastructure supporting an increasingly widespread, multi-disciplinary community of researchers ranging, inter alia, from computer scientists and electrical engineers to mathematicians, physicists, medical researchers, chemists, astronomers and space scientists.

   As is true of other common infrastructures (e.g., roads, water

   Reservoirs and delivery systems, and the power generation and

   distribution network), there is widespread dependence on the Internet

   by its users for the support of day-to-day research activities.

   The reliable operation of the Internet and the responsible use of its

   resources is of common interest and concern for its users, operators

   and sponsors.  Recent events involving the hosts on the Internet and

   in similar network infrastructures underscore the need to reiterate

   the professional responsibility every Internet user bears to

   colleagues and to the sponsors of the system.  Many of the Internet

   resources are provided by the U.S. Government.  Abuse of the system

   thus becomes a Federal matter above and beyond simple professional

   ethics.

IAB Statement of Policy

   The Internet is a national facility whose utility is largely a

   consequence of its wide availability and accessibility.

   Irresponsible use of this critical resource poses an enormous threat

   to its continued availability to the technical community.

   The U.S. Government sponsors of this system have a fiduciary

   responsibility to the public to allocate government resources wisely

   and effectively.  Justification for the support of this system

   suffers when highly disruptive abuses occur.  Access to and use of

   the Internet is a privilege and should be treated as such by all

   users of this system.

   The IAB strongly endorses the view of the Division Advisory Panel of

   the National Science Foundation Division of Network, Communications

   Research and Infrastructure which, in paraphrase, characterized as

   unethical and unacceptable any activity which purposely:

      (a) seeks to gain unauthorized access to the resources of the

          Internet,

      (b) disrupts the intended use of the Internet,

      (c) wastes resources (people, capacity, computer) through such

          actions,

      (d) destroys the integrity of computer-based information,

   and/or

      (e) compromises the privacy of users.

   The Internet exists in the general research milieu.  Portions of it

   continue to be used to support research and experimentation on

   networking.  Because experimentation on the Internet has the

   potential to affect all of its components and users, researchers have

   the responsibility to exercise great caution in the conduct of their

   work.  Negligence in the conduct of Internet-wide experiments is both

   irresponsible and unacceptable.

   The IAB plans to take whatever actions it can, in concert with

   Federal agencies and other interested parties, to identify and to set

   up technical and procedural mechanisms to make the Internet more

   resistant to disruption.  Such security, however, may be extremely

   expensive and may be counterproductive if it inhibits the free flow

   of information which makes the Internet so valuable.  In the final

   analysis, the health and well-being of the Internet is the

   responsibility of its users who must, uniformly, guard against abuses

   which disrupt the system and threaten its long-term viability.

“All hails the moral courage of Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada, a great Filipino!” 

I wonder if he really is a great filipino. As far as i’m concern, filipinos whom i consider great are the likes of Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio, Juan Luna, Ninoy Aquino and a lot more. In this time of the year, is Jun Lozada our modern day HERO?

Yes, all of us saw him exhausted, stressed and emotionally drained. He showed strength of character, none of us have seen these days, as he told his explosive story. I thought his heroism could get him killed and put a great risk to the wellbeing of his family. But does this qualify him to be a hero?

Jose Rizal, a martyr gave his life for the freedom of our motherland. He did not just that, in fact when he silently fought his battle, it inspired the filipinos to unite for a common goal. Unity then was the most important warfare we had. And it is UNITY still that will empower us to succeed, to develop and to progress as one Nation and one Country. But with the unending controversies i wonder if we’d be able to stand united against the evils of this land. by the way do we even know the evils are? is it Arroyo and the governement? is it the opposition who continues to challenge every step taken by the latter? Will the battle fought by JL give the same end result as that of Jose Rizal? Maybe it will, maybe it wont?

Right now, the senate is already spending millions just for the sake of investigating said controversy in aid of legislation. Everyday we see senators asking the same questions and giving subpoenas to people to appear to them for questioning. Jl saying this and that. At the end of the day, will all these benefit the millions of filipinos who are starving, unemployed and homeless? I doubt. This investigation in aid of legislation is a waste of money and time. What have they legislated in the past after conducting these hearings?They havent imprisoned corrupt officials, oh they tried but failed. And their doing it again. Listening to a man who the filipinos believes to be their hero.

I can see nuns and priest surrounding JL. Can’t they pray for him in their convents and churches?why do they have to be with him. I dont like the idea that the religious society nowadays mingles with the political situations our country is suffering, not that there is something grave about it but somehow it doesnt look good. One thought, during the hearings while they are there, do you think the senators will act in the same manner if they arent there?hehehe maybe, maybe not.

anyway, im really troubled right now. Im trying to make sense out of what im thinking hehehe so bare with me. K.so i wont finish it nalang muna. BuT i really dont think LOZADA IS a great filipino,neither is he our MOdern day HERO.

ciao