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Re:Programming Is Forgetting: Toward a New Hacker Ethic by qb45 on Sunday December 18, 2016 @03:26PM (#13207427)
I think it is, considering that hackers traditionally tended to value hacking above certain other mundane, authority-governed pursuits, as noted by the OP, and now she wants them to care.
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Re:Programming Is Forgetting: Toward a New Hacker Ethic by GavinMcG on Sunday December 18, 2016 @04:12PM (#13207665)
It does seem that the author thinks there's a moral component to the subject. But you may want to dig into the word "crusade" a bit more. It's over the top here.
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