KisMAC Developer Discontinues Project

mgv writes to let us know that the lead developer of KisMAC, a passive wireless network discovery tool for Mac OS X, is discontinuing the project. Michael Rossberg lives in Germany and that country has recently passed laws that would make his participation dangerous. He urges visitors to take a copy of KisMAC and its source as long as the site is up, so that development might be continued outside the US or EU. From the website: "There has not been a lot of time for KisMAC lately. However the motivation for this drastic step [lies] somewhere different. German laws change and are being adapted for 'better' protection against something politicians obviously do not understand. It will become illegal to develop, use or even posses KisMAC in this banana republic [i.e., Germany]."

Re:Its a cracking tool

[IBBoard]

Yes, but a politician can understand a hammer. It's heavy, blunt and simple on the whole (no comments on similarity ;) ) where as this new-fangled intarwebs-net-tubes and its associated applications must be dangerous in some way, otherwise children wouldn't be using it.

Or something like that.

Re:Its a cracking tool

[Ohreally_factor]

Sounds more like a Canadian riot, doesn't it?

New country?

[kybred]

How about Gnufoundland?

Re:Its a cracking tool

[Tim_UWA]

You're wrong: rights are a privilege, not a right.

Re:Its a cracking tool

[Ohreally_factor]

I think that's against some unwritten rule. I mean, what would happen if there was a riot and a hockey game broke out?