On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 5:37 AM, Mohit Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear FOSSmates, > > > The term 'HACKER' is always associated generally 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 Radio AD approved by them containing the > sentence - "HACKER is NOT a criminal, HACKER is an artistic programmer > instead, come join the HACKERS". It's all set to be on air w.e.f. TODAY. > 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.
Am I the only one who is getting a deja vu feeling reading this email? :). Good intentions though. Cheers! Pradeepto -- The KDE Project : http://www.kde.org KDE India : http://www.kde.in Mailing List : http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-india _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [email protected] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
