So, What is the Hacker Ethic Anyway?
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| When there is essentially no central authority saying what can be pursued
| and what can not and must not be pursued, then it becomes a simple task of
| choosing a task, working on that task and completing that task. One
| example would be the individual who wrote drivers for 235 USB webcams for
| Linux (GNU/Linux in some circles... prepare for a future entry explaining
| why some people refer to it as such).
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| Once I learned how to use Free and Open Source Software, I started
| to truly feel free, and was thus inspired to start this online magazine.
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http://nixedblog.thenixedreport.com/?p=18
Related:
Germany passes antihacking law
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| Chaos Computer Club also warns that the law could make it much easier
| for the German government to allow law enforcement officials to
| install spyware on computers of suspected criminals without their
| knowledge. The club is concerned about the ability of consumers
| and businesses to protect their systems from government spyware
| without support from the hacker community.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=690399781&rid=-50
Microsoft banning hacked consoles, users from Xbox Live
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| According to the Xbox's Gamerscore blog, henceforth when a modded
| console is detected on the Live network, users can expect to have
| their account auto-banned, and their console permanently disabled
| from the system.
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http://robots.engadget.com/2007/05/17/microsoft-banning-hacked-consoles-users-from-xbox-live/
http://tinyurl.com/399npn
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