It is really sad to see how the Code of Conduct Crew has infiltrated the Chaos Computer Club and turned the Chaos Communication Camp into yet another target for

It is really sad to see how the Code of Conduct Crew has infiltrated the Chaos Computer Club and turned the Chaos Communication Camp into yet another target for the thought police. This really stands diametrically opposed to the original intent of these hacker camps and, if allowed to continue, can be the death knell for this type of gathering of free minds. One of the keynote speakers for H2K was Jello Biafra, the frontman for the Dead Kennedys. His message of "don't criticise the media, become the media" was well received and has in many ways come to fruition with the advent of "alternative" media ranging from individuals to well-organised groups publishing text, audio and video over the 'net. The message was clear, freedom of expression is core to the somewhat anarchist-leaning crowd which tends to go to these meetings. The Code of Conduct Crew's message seems to be "don't criticise us, obey us". While this is not the first time a "somewhat anarchist organisation" [1] gets taken over by authoritarians it would be a big loss if they succeeded. [1] anarchist as in "a herd of cats", not as in "people in trench coats throwing bombs"