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From: jpm@bnl.UUCP (John McNamee)
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Subject: Re: Hackers and others take note
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Date: Sat, 8-Dec-84 23:17:41 EST
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  J. L. Giles  writes:
> I began programming when I was 13 (in the late sixties) and
> even then the term 'hacker' was derogatory - as it still should be.

When I started programming 7 years ago hackers were the ones
building their own computer systems. They were writing their own
software and designing their own hardware. They shared their
knowledge with anybody who was interested. They didnt break into
computer systems. A "hacker" was somebody who knew his stuff and
spent more time in front of a terminal than he did with his
family. As far as I'm concerned, that you were educated in an
environment that lacked hackers is your loss. I have called myself
a hacker ever since I got really involved with computers. I am
proud of being such. That you and the media want to attach some
derogatory meaning to the word is your problem.
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			John McNamee
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