Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Richard Stallman to the RAE: the definition of hacker CORRECTED – ComputerHoy

Richard Stallman is one of the most famous hackers websfera, leading from the first days of internet actively participating in the development, distribution and acceptance of the “ Free Software “. The controversial figure has now turned his eye in Spain, specifically in the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy. The Activist has asked the agency to review and change its definition of hacker, who appears in the dictionary as “Hacker”

And it has not stopped here. Besides recommending have a look at the English definition of the term, took the opportunity to criticize some of the proprietary software used in the organization’s website . And it is Stallman could not access the contents of the page, and had to be a journalist who sent him screenshots of definitions.



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So, Stallman was found that the hacker DRAE equivalent to “hacker”, and this in turn is a “ person with great skills in handling computers, using their knowledge to illegally access systems or networks outside ” .

Outraged by this statement, Stallman stated that the definition was wrong, adding “The word refers to one who makes” hacking “, and this in turn has several uses. The first is to break the unformática security. Another is to employ intelligence with playfulness, outside the usual fields of art and humor. ”

As for the inability to see the definitions here entered the field of freedom. Quoting the same Stallman in his declarations: “You can not normally access this definition, nor any pages contain no text but only one (not free) proprietary program guess running program whose performance does not understand, he finally could.. Download the definition. I did not test it because I deprive of freedom, and value more than view the pages. “

” The Royal Academy should correct definition and, above all, publish definitions on normal web pages, not abusive

[Source: somoslibres.org].

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