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I think the "hacker" part of "hacker news" doesn't mean much anymore.
by __warlord__ 3y ago
I think the "hacker" part of "hacker news" doesn't mean much anymore.
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- extheat 3y agoThe Hacker in hacker news was never meant to imply black hat/malicious types of hacking. There’s quite a difference between say, tearing something apart, reverse engineering it, breaking into something that _you_ own, versus trying to tear into something you don’t own without a really good reason. At the end of the day it’s about judgement and taste, there isn’t so much a hardline but there is a line on what we consider acceptable and unacceptable areas of exploitation. Beyond the piracy point, I think few could find this exploitative, it seems like a cool open source project that could genuinely offer better and customizable user experience.
- elashri 3y agoWhat in this project is about piracy? It does not give you free access you cannot have without it.
- mlrtime 3y agoThe article is still link here, so I say the hacker part is very much alive. That the comments aren't 100% all aligned is great, I come here for vigorous respectful debate. It helps me reflect on my position on topics. What's the problem?