[net.general] thanks vortex!lauren

todd@islenet.UUCP (Todd Ogasawara) (05/16/84)

I urge everyone to read Lauren Weinstein's editorial on page 7 of Unix/World
Vol. 1, No. 2. "A Personal note on 'hackers'".  I'm grateful to Lauren for
his attempt to clear up the mess the press has caused by equating "hacking"
with "electronic vandalism."  Those of us who haven't quite earned our wizards
cap are especially grateful.  It was tough to put away my "hacking badge"
when the word fell into disrespect.

Lauren, thanks for helping clear things up.  I urge you to send the editorial
to TIME, Newsweek and others who twisted the meaning of "hacker."  It might
get the word "hacker" back to mean what it once did!...todd

p.s. Unix/World is a darn good magazine.  I have gotten much more out of it
     than its competitor U/R.

Todd Ogasawara -- University of Hawaii -- Dept. of Psychology
          { dual,vortex,uhpgvax }!islenet!todd