This is the original article written by Eric S. Raymond, and is much longer and more in depth.
Read more »How To Become A Hacker (ESR Original)
http://www.catb.org –
Free Software in Education: What Policy Should India Adopt for ICT in School Education?
http://gnowgi.org –
"The sections below develop reasons for adoption of free software exclusively for school education. Towards the end, a list of policy guidelines and recommendations are provided for discussion. The document does not cover the pros and cons of using ICT for education. I will try to intervene during the deliberations on these issues. Why Free Software for education? ..."
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Hackers != Crackers
http://www.freelikegnu.org –
ESR: "These are people (mainly adolescent males) who get a kick out of breaking into computers and phreaking the phone system. Real hackers call these people ‘crackers’ and want nothing to do with them.
Read more »Neuros’ open set-top-box
http://www.last100.com –
Users are [normally] left trying to hack these devices [Media streaming boxes] against the wishes of manufacturers (see our post ‘When will Steve Jobs open up the AppleTV?‘) or have to make-do with whatever official features are implemented.
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