Swartz, Weev & radical libertarian lexicon (Re: Jacob Appelbaum in Germany - Aaron Swartz)

[dan@geer.org (dan@geer.org)]

 > When I arrived at MIT in 1976, I learned that the term "hacker" meant ONLY
 > the second definition above.   (I believe the term originated at the TMRC
 > (Tech Model Railroad Club in the 1950's; that fact is probably in
 > Wikipedia) There was no hint of illegality, nor was the term in any way
 > limited to computer activities.  I would have been called a "chemistry
 > hacker" or an "electronics hacker" at that point. 

Yes to TMRC.

And never forget S. Levy's book (*)

--dan

(*)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackers:_Heroes_of_the_Computer_Revolution