Re: Teaching Python

From	harrismh777 <harrismh777@charter.net>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
Subject	Re: Teaching Python
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Date	2011-04-22 01:04 -0500

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Westley Martínez wrote:
> But really, hack
>>  >has always been a negative term.  It's original definition is chopping,
>>  >breaking down, kind of like chopping down the security on someone elses
>>  >computer.  Now I don't know where the term originally came from, but the
>>  >definition the media uses is quite a fair use.

Not so much...

... the term hacker was coined at the MIT lab back in the days of the 
PDP-10 /11.   We can thank RMS, and friends.

http://stallman.org/cgi-bin/showpage.cgi?path=/articles/on-hacking.html&term=hacking&type=norm&case=0

RMS coined the term "Cracker" for the pejorative use.

Hackers cause no harm; ever.   Hackers are elegant ethical people who 
love the craft for the sake of the craft and the beauty of their art.

Hackers do have a disdain for "Herbert," (if you're a Trek-ie you know 
what I mean)    ...and hackers love to taunt Herbert...

Herbert...!  Herbert...!  Herbert...!

  /\
/  \
----

Hackers are free and insist on freedom. Hackers would rather count on 
their fingers than be forced to use proprietary closed systems and 
software.  Hackers have no use for IBM, nor Microsoft.  (nor google)

I am and forever will be a joyful hacker....   :)

PS   The media is clueless...   (Herbert... Herbert... Herbert...)

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