Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1992 17:31 EDT
From: "Led Go, You are hurding by node - The Elephants Child"@UNKNOWN.DOMAIN
Subject: File 1--Some questions for the more informed....

I've just finished reading Shockwave Rider, and am currently starting
to read Hackers. Does anyone have a single favorite reference, or
suggestion, I'm somewhat curious about the comment of borrowing from
the old hippies, in Shockwave Rider. There obviously may be some
socio-psychological type references that may be there somewhere. Does
anybody have any idea what Brunner was refering to there? It is an
obscure mention towards the very end of the book, where the discussion
of the far reaching web of the Precipice population, and its models
for survival. I myself, was growing up during the last years of the so
called hippie decade, so don't have much grasp on the time period.

Second:

After reading the rules of the Hacker Ethic, as outlined by Levy in
'Hackers', I have the following comment;

 I agree that information should be freely available, but feel
somewhat that if I dig up the information, that anyone who wants it
from me should be willing to freely pay what I freely ask for in
exchange. They also have the right to not buy the information from me,
but to look for another broker. I also have that same right when I'm
looking for information. I'm strongly into capitolism, and thus am not
at all sure I like the Hacker Ethic as described by Levy about the
info should be free rule.

Replies, comments, accusations, etc. may be sent to
Atkinson@gems.vcu.edu.

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