On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 8:17 PM, Bruno Wolff III <br...@wolff.to> wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 22:54:07 -0400, > Digimer <li...@alteeve.ca> wrote: > >> >> I've been interviewed a couple of times by CBC and other media. Each time >> I explain what "hackers" means, and it doesn't really go anywhere. The way >> I see it, we just need more positive "hacker" and maker stories than there >> are bad ones. In the mean time, don't let it get to you. Just go do good >> stuff. >> > > You know the term wasn't all that positive in its earlier use. Using hacks > instead of doing things right isn't a good thing. (Though it might be good > in some cases to trade off time and effort now against future costs.) > -- > users mailing list > users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.**org/mailman/listinfo/users<https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users> > Guidelines: > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/**Mailing_list_guidelines<http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines> > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org > Perhaps next time someone gets an interview with the media we could call them idiots, just as bad as Fox; they don't allow our side of the story. Many phenomenal discoveries have come from the likes of a "hack"! Discoveries like the Higgs boson came about in such a way, found (not necessarily the Higgs) by mistake while we were looking for something else. Hacks were also helpful in discovering holes, or breeches in other's software.
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