"The Melissa virus does not corrupt any file, does not erase any files, does not delete any files. All it does is forward a relatively innocuous message to 50 other people. I'm concerned about whether the charges are even valid ones. At this point, it remains unclear as to what, if any, damage occurred and what caused it."
- Edward F Borden Jr, the lawyer for David Smith, the man charged with creating the virus, questioning the validity of the charges. Smith was released on bail after being charged on five counts of violating New Jersey's computer laws.
"This is your website - it's open source - and I want you to help us build it. Take a look at our source code. Send us your ideas on how to improve it, and build a better campaign Web site." - Message posted on Al Gore's presidential campaign website, www.algore2000.com. The entire site is built using products from Microsoft which does not share its source code.
"It's like he's saying he's all for buying American cars and then driving around in a Honda."
- Jim Jagielski, an Apache developer. "Can a website be open source? Al Gore says so, and the man did create the Internet, after all."
- Slashdot's Rob Malda, asking the obvious question while referring to the vice president's botched attempt in a CNN interview to take credit for "creating" the Internet.