Chapter 485: Open Letter
"What are you writing?" Zhong Chuhong gently pushed open the door of the study, and asked with some curiosity when she saw her husband who was foreshadowing the book.
"Isn't it a matter lately, I have to save some image for myself!" Li Xuan raised his head and said with a smile.
This Internet virus incident has sounded the alarm bell for Internet security around the world, and Hong Kong is naturally the first to bear the brunt. Hong Kong's Legislative Council has begun enacting a new Computer Security Law.
Hong Kong is a British colony, and its laws are almost entirely inherited from the suzerain. For a long time, the Hong Kong Legislative Council existed in the form of rubber stamps. It is not like the British Parliament, which is able to compete with the government. This time, however, the Hong Kong Legislative Council has rarely taken the initiative and has taken the lead in the emerging field of the Internet to start legislating before the suzerain.
After the "HNY" virus broke out in the Hong Kong network, the Hong Kong police arrested the criminal suspect almost within 24 hours, which can be said to be a big facelift. However, with the rapid spread of the "HNY" virus on the global network since then, the impact has become more and more significant, which has also led to more and more attention to the follow-up judicial trial of this case.
At the beginning, there was considerable controversy in Hong Kong's judicial circles about the name under which this incident should be convicted, and whether it was a criminal or civil offense. Some jurists believe that the virus has disrupted public order and caused a bad impact, and should be investigated for criminal responsibility.
However, some legal experts believe that the current Internet is still a niche and experimental thing, and does not constitute public order. And this incident has had a significant impact. It is because of the particularity of the Internet that its scope has been rapidly expanded. It is also debatable whether the entire damage caused by the tens of thousands of computers around the world that have been attacked due to the "HNY" virus infection should be blamed entirely on the virus writers.
However, although the views of Hong Kong's legal scholars are not completely unified. However, Hong Kong's Department of Justice still filed judicial charges against the suspects. Hong Kong's judicial system can be divided into the District Court and the Supreme Court, with the District Court having limited criminal and civil jurisdiction.
For example, the maximum sentence for a criminal offence in the District Court is seven years, while serious criminal offences such as manslaughter, murder and rape are generally heard by the Supreme Court at 38 Queensway on Hong Kong Island. Due to the special nature of this case, the Supreme Court of Hong Kong decided to directly take over the trial by itself.
After a three-month trial, the suspect confessed to guilt with sincerity and showed signs of self-redemption before being caught. For example, he has uploaded a solution to the problem on several major BBS forums in Hong Kong, and the judge who accepted the case eventually gave a lenient sentence.
The suspect was eventually sentenced to 18 months in prison, suspended for 24 months. A fine of HK$10,000. He is also required to complete 200 hours of community service under the supervision of the Hong Kong Social Welfare Department. This penalty is by no means very serious compared to the impact of this cyber virus incident on the global Internet.
But this sentence could still have a serious impact on the future of the young man who is still in college. For example, in accordance with the provisions of Hong Kong law. He was not allowed to leave Hong Kong while on probation. You need to check in with the relevant departments regularly.
If he wants to leave Hong Kong, he must obtain approval from the Hong Kong Correctional Services Department. But he is still studying at a university in the United States, and it is really difficult to get the Department of Corrections to approve him to go to the United States to continue his college education without surveillance for a long time. This also means that he will most likely have to face the problem of interrupting his studies.
Of course, for the writer of the "HNY" virus, the next trouble he faces may be other lawsuits in addition to academic problems. The victims of this cyber virus incident. It is quite possible that a civil claim lawsuit will be launched against him!
When the Supreme Court of Hong Kong had just begun hearing the case, a professor from the University of Hong Kong was in Ming Pao. In the form of an open letter, he pleaded for the suspect. The Hong Kong media also carried out a lot of reports and hype about this hot news throughout the trial.
And Li Xuan was soon dragged down by some newspapers that didn't think it was a big deal. They believe that the security vulnerability of the East-DOS system of Dongfang System Software Company is also responsible for the rapid spread of the "NHY" virus.
Compared with students who are still studying and do not have any ability to make financial compensation, Li Xuan, as the richest man in the world, should take the initiative to stand up and provide compensation for users who suffered financial losses in this Internet virus incident.
In fact, such people have indeed appeared in Hong Kong and the United States, wanting to take the opportunity to bite off a big piece of fat from the mouth of Li Xuan, the world's richest man. Several U.S. lawyers even wanted to make a name for themselves with this lawsuit, and began to persuade the victims of the Internet virus to file a class-action lawsuit against Orient System Software.
But in Li Xuan's view, this is actually a kind of robber logic of robbing the rich and helping the poor. Because Oriental System Software Company is also a victim of this incident, not an accomplice. There are bugs in the program, which is inevitable for any software.
Dongfang System Software failed to find all the program vulnerabilities before the software was launched, which has to be said to be a pity, but it is definitely not a fault. Therefore, Oriental System Software will never admit that it needs to be responsible for this issue. Because once this kind of precedent is set, it will be an absolute disaster for the whole company, and similar cases will keep coming to the door in the coming time!
"I thought you were going to set up a special foundation to compensate the victims of this incident!" Zhong Chuhong said with some puzzlement.
According to the estimates of relevant institutions, the direct economic loss caused by the "HNY" virus to the world is about 100 million Hong Kong dollars, which is converted into about 13 million US dollars. This amount of money is not a big amount of money for Li Xuan at all, and many newspapers in Hong Kong have appealed to Li Xuan to make him the richest man in the world be more generous.
"If it's for other public welfare and charity projects, I donate an extra $10 million or 20 million. After all, no matter how much money I have in my hand, it's just a string of numbers, and I won't bring it with me if I don't live or die! But if I take the initiative to bear the loss this time. It could well be interpreted as atonement for our East-DOS system.
This will put us on the burden of the Eastern Bloc, some moral responsibilities that should not be borne by us at all! There will definitely be more and more computers connected to the Internet in the future, and if another computer master finds other vulnerabilities in the East-DOS system and causes the next disaster, causing hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars in losses, then I will also have to sell my family property to take responsibility!" Li Xuan shook his head and sighed.
"A letter to UCSD President Mr. Bao Green, are you writing a plea letter?" Zhong Chuhong turned his attention to the material Li Xuan was writing just now. So he picked up the letter he had written all night in English and translated the title into Chinese.
"Yes, someone wanted me to pay for the damage caused by the 'HNY' virus. But your husband and I decisively refused. I don't want to let myself be involved in endless similar troubles in the future because of this incident, and as a result, many newspapers have made me rich and unkind!
There had been people who had hoped that I would come forward to intercede with His Excellency the Governor, and that I would think that anyone had made a mistake. They should all accept the ruling of the law without discrimination. Artificial interference in the administration of justice. It's definitely a very stupid thing!" Li Xuan deliberately put on a very majestic expression.
"Capital is all sinful, and rich people are not good things. Don't package yourself as a good person, I'm a little sick to my stomach!" Zhong Chuhong rolled her eyes at her husband, unable to stand his serious appearance.
"You're my rich man's wife, can you put your ass straight first! Besides, it's not that you're disgusted by me, but the baby in your belly is too naughty, don't blame me for the pregnancy reaction!" Li Xuan patted his knees. Have the pregnant adult sit on her lap.
"What did you write to the principal of UCSD in your letter?" Zhong Chuhong asked with some curiosity, she had only read the title of the article just now.
"In accordance with the laws of Hong Kong. The personal liberty of probationers is restricted. The person who caused this trouble will most likely not be able to leave Hong Kong for two years. And because of the criminal charges he suffered, he is likely to be directly expelled from UCSD.
Therefore, I hope that the principal of UCSD can give his students who have made mistakes a chance to find their way back. Let him be able to continue to be a student at UCSD while he is being punished in Hong Kong!And if he is expelled from school, his whole life will probably change with it!"" Li Xuan explained.
"Then are you familiar with the principal of UCSD? Don't end up ignoring you, the face of the richest man in the world will be embarrassed by then!" Zhong Chuhong asked with interest.
"With your husband's face, this kind of small thing is naturally easy to catch!" Li Xuan said confidently.
UCSD is the third-best university in the University of California system after Berkeley and Los Angeles among all 10 campuses. Higher education in the United States can be divided into two categories: private universities and public universities. Like the Ivy League, Stanford University, Columbia University, etc., are all private universities.
There are no public universities at the national level in the United States, and all public universities are established by the states themselves. The state's finances provide a large portion of the state's public universities. Therefore, in economically strong states like California, Texas, and New York, the level of education and scientific research in public universities is much better than that of other small states.
For example, there are three major public higher education systems in California, namely the California Community College System, the California State University System, and the University of California System. Community colleges in the United States usually only offer two-year primary higher education. It has a very low barrier to entry, and most students are not enrolled in full-time education, but are working part-time.
The California State University system and the University of California system, although there is only a two-word difference in Chinese translation, the conditions are very different in all aspects. The former is a university in charge of teaching, the latter is a research-oriented university, and the latter is much better than the former.
You graduate from a community college, which is equivalent to a two-year college diploma in the country. Graduation from a state university is equivalent to the level of a regular undergraduate, while graduation from the state university system is equivalent to the level of a key undergraduate.
But like the University of California, Berkeley (UCB), Los Angeles (UCLA) and San Diego (UCSD), these three universities in the country are at least similar to the 985 level. Compared with UCB and UCLA, UCSD is slightly less famous and powerful.
However, UCSD is also usually ranked in the top 30 in various university rankings in the United States. UCSD's most well-known and strong discipline is bioengineering, but its computer and electrical engineering disciplines are also very good. For example, the National Science Foundation of the United States specially chose UCSD to establish the San Diego Supercomputer Center.
UCSD also has a lot of cooperation with the Oriental Group, for example, Li Xuan's foundation has begun to provide various scholarships for Chinese American students studying in the United States in recent years, and UCSD is one of the partner universities of this program.
Universities in the U.S. generally announce their admission results from the end of March to the beginning of April, and a total of 35 Chinese American students admitted to UCSD this year have received full, half, or special scholarships.
Universities in the United States have always been eager for all walks of life to come and set up various scholarships. In a way, this is part of the school's donation. Therefore, donors like Li Xuan are naturally very valuable in the eyes of the presidents of various universities.
In fact, long before Li Xuan started to write this letter, he had already called the principal of UCSD to communicate. The tone of the other party in the call actually has a hint of glory. His student has caused a global sensation, at least proving that he is not a mediocre talent, but a genius who has gone the wrong way.
The purpose of education has always been to cure the sick and save people, and universities should never turn away students who want to return to their lost paths, this is the promise that President Bao Green of UCSD promised Li Xuan before.
Therefore, the open letter that Li Xuan is writing now is actually just a hype show. The letter will be published on the front page of the South China Morning Post tomorrow. After Li Xuan's side starts to act, UCSD University, which received the email version of the open letter, will reply as soon as possible and cooperate with Li Xuan to carry out a win-win public relations campaign. Li Xuan took this opportunity to make a counterattack against the recent unfavorable remarks and attacks such as his lack of hair and lack of responsibility, and UCSD could gain a higher reputation!
"After you finish writing, do you still have to give it to Ms. Karina for polishing?" Zhong Chuhong looked at Li Xuan, who had begun to seriously revise the article again, and asked with some amusement.
"I have a specialization in the art industry, and I also admit that I am not an all-rounder, and I am not a material for dancing and writing!" Li Xuan said very calmly.
As a science man, this kind of wordplay is really not his specialty. And Ms. Karina, in Zhong Chuhong's mouth, is the first book Li Xuan is writing, the actual author of "The Road to the Future".
Li Xuan's so-called way of writing books is to dictate his views and opinions to this Ms. Karina in straightforward words. After the other party processes and polishes the language materials provided by Li Xuan, converts them into beautiful written language, and then takes them back to Li Xuan for review......!