mohit we have more topics and things to supprt then this thing .
promoting LINUX in our field,and helping needy and poor in our life . your topic stands no chance and would be waste of time and whatever it wouild be hackers are hackers ,they don't care about society comments . regards amit kumar On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 10:07 PM, Mohit Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear IITDLUG FOSSmates, > > The term 'HACKER' is always associated with CYBER CRIME, CYBER CRIMINALS > and CRACKERS. > > Whatever we say within us, the fact remains that almost entire law making > bodies and media associate this term with cyber crime or the like.Then the > public image of HACKER becomes synonymous to CRIMINAL. > > GLUG-Meerut has access to a local FM channel IIMT Radio 90.4 FM and today > we have got our FOSSTIVAL 2009 approved by them containing the sentence - > "HACKER is NOT a criminal, HACKER is an artistic programmer instead, come > join the HACKERS" > > I do believe that we need to do a lot more in this context and a combine of > FSF,OSI,NRCFOSS,CDACs,IITs etc. must raise voice against usage of 'HACKER' > as CRIMINAL in any place at least in India. > > Mohit Singh > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ l...@iitd mailing list -- group http://groups.google.com/group/iitdlug -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
