There's an interesting article in Computing about an interview with... er... er.. well it must've been good 'cause I've already forgotten his name.. you know the GNU/Linux guy. Anyway read it for yourself if you're interested <http://www.computing.co.uk/Features/1133127> ____________ Our destiny is shaped by our thoughts and our actions. We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. --- This message has been scanned for computer viruses and none have been detected. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.370 / Virus Database: 205 - Release Date: 05/06/2002
On Tue, Jul 02, 2002 at 10:40:58PM +0100, Keith Watson said:
There's an interesting article in Computing about an interview with... er... er.. well it must've been good 'cause I've already forgotten his name.. you know the GNU/Linux guy. Anyway read it for yourself if you're interested <http://www.computing.co.uk/Features/1133127>
I just started to read ' The Hackers Diaries - Confessions of Teenage Hackers'. I'm like 3 chapters in and it is worth a read. -- (o_ .----------------------------------------. //\ | Craig Butcher | http://www.wizball.co.uk| V_/_ | - Using Debian GNU/Linux - | `----------------------------------------'
The article is about Richard Stallman (pauses to genuflect), I looked it up. The Teenage Hackers book sounds interesting. Amazon has the publisher as Osborne and the author as Dan Verton, is that the one? As an old timer I get a bit peeved that the word hacker has come to mean someone who deliberately breaks into computer systems, although I've always referred to it as computer hacking myself (well, I'm a human being so I don't have to be logical :o) ). I've always though of anyone who enjoys designing and writing software as a hobby rather than for profit as a hacker (which includes myself :o) ).
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On Tue, Jul 02, 2002 at 10:40:58PM +0100, Keith Watson said:
There's an interesting article in Computing about an interview with... er... er.. well it must've been good 'cause I've already forgotten his name.. you know the GNU/Linux guy. Anyway read it for yourself if you're interested <http://www.computing.co.uk/Features/1133127>
I just started to read ' The Hackers Diaries - Confessions of Teenage Hackers'. I'm like 3 chapters in and it is worth a read.
Keith ____________ There is no here, no there. Infinity is before our eyes. - Seng-T'san --- This message has been scanned for computer viruses and none have been detected. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.373 / Virus Database: 208 - Release Date: 01/07/2002
On Wed, Jul 03, 2002 at 08:57:37PM +0100, Keith Watson said:
The article is about Richard Stallman (pauses to genuflect), I looked it up. The Teenage Hackers book sounds interesting. Amazon has the publisher as Osborne and the author as Dan Verton, is that the one?
That's the book :)
As an old timer I get a bit peeved that the word hacker has come to mean i someone who deliberately breaks into computer systems, although I've always referred to it as computer hacking myself (well, I'm a human being so I don't have to be logical :o) ). I've always though of anyone who enjoys designing and writing software as a hobby rather than for profit as a hacker (which includes myself :o) ).
The hacker scene has changed dramatically. They are all script kiddies now. -- (o_ .----------------------------------------. //\ | Craig Butcher | http://www.wizball.co.uk| V_/_ | - Using Debian GNU/Linux - | `----------------------------------------'
The hacker scene has changed dramatically. They are all script kiddies now.
OK you got me there, what's a "script kiddy"? Keith ____________ YEAR, n. A period of three hundred and sixty-five disappointments. Ambrose Bierce - The Devil's Dictionary --- This message has been scanned for computer viruses and none have been detected. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.373 / Virus Database: 208 - Release Date: 01/07/2002
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