--- On Sun, 15/7/12, A. Mani <[email protected]> wrote:
From: A. Mani <[email protected]> Subject: [fosscomm] Hacking and Activism To: [email protected], "Indian FOSS Community Network list" <[email protected]>, "ILUG-C" <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, 15 July, 2012, 2:46 AM The term "ethical hacking" usually makes no sense because "ethics" is part of "hacking". Cracking is reserved for "actual methods for illegally subverting the security of computer systems". Terms like "ethical cracking" may make sense in complex corporate-political scenarios But the FSMK people have decided to use the term "ethical hacking" for "hacking + Activism" and possibly beyond. http://www.fsmk.org/ethical-hacking Is this a good move? >> thanks mani, fsf-tn and others for the discussion. we do understand there >> is a media/market spin around it. we should not contribute to the confusion. >> Free software tools for internet security and privacy : something like that >> is what we would like to use. We will brainstorm more and come out with the >> right term. Do give your CONSTRUCTIVE suggestions including CRITICISM. We >> are doing many workshops these days and the poster got uploaded just a few >> days before by the college group. the volunteer who made it thought this >> term made sense and helps clarify hacking vs cracking. Of course that was >> a mistake and what title we are propagating is most important. We do >> consider it a mistake . We are doing the same content : free software tools >> for internet privacy' again in two weeks and we will take care of the >> 'title'. of course content has always been on clear free software lines. >> please join us that time and do point out if there are problems. thanks again. thankssenthil
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