Talk:Jonathan Joseph James

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[edit] ISS source code

This article mentions the ISS source code, and that James got convicted for "stealing" it, but it is unclear why this source code was secret in the first place, or why its being obtained by James was dangerous or otherwise undesirable. In other words, why was it a big deal. It would be nice if someone could expand on that. — Timwi 17:36, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for bringing this up. "Stealing" the ISS source code has been a source of contention for many years. For those of us who support open source software and transparent government, we believe software written by/for the US Government should be available to the public that paid for it - excepting anything that could breach national security or other legitimate reasons for classifying it. Indicting someone for "stealing" a program that cost over 1 million taxpayer dollars to write (code that didn't even work) is injustice at its best. It was a "big deal" because James obtained it illegally. More accurately, it embarrased a lot of people because a 15 year old kid did it. Jaycubed (talk) 05:44, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WP:BLP

I could find nothing at Google News to support the claim of a suicide, so per WP:BLP that claim must be removed from the article unless and until reliable sources can be added to satisfy the need for verifiability. Edison (talk) 03:30, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

re: ok. I will wait until it is reported in the paper which will hopefully be tomorrow. i know it will not be anywhere online currently because it happened tonight and if you don't know my brother who found his body, you aren't going to know about the death. I'll make sure to cite it as soon as its up then.Thevitogodfather (talk) 03:37, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Sounds like a good plan. Articles about persons in the news often get updated within minutes of the news article appearing. If you see a news item about is, and you let me know I can do the necessary formatting so it shows up properly in the reference section, unless you want to try it. It's just that Wikipedia is not a medium for initial news reports. Thanks Edison (talk) 03:42, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Concerning this topic, it has been verified with sources close to the family that the formal obituary will be published in the Miami Herald Wednesday, May 21st. We can then properly reference it once it has been published. His death has been recorded with Miami-Dade county as having taken place on Sunday, May 18th 2008. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jmoore2333 (talk • contribs) 06:39, 20 May 2008 (UTC)