[Fsf-friends] Ankit Fadia : The real picture
V. Sasi Kumar
sasi.fsf@[EMAIL-PROTECTED]
Thu Apr 6 10:52:18 IST 2006
On Wed, 2006-04-05 at 21:58 -0700, Shakthi Kannan wrote:
> In India?
>
> AFAIK 16-year old's in the US do real hacking and by
> that age they are very competent with computers and
> *nix.
And let us not forget that we have our own kids like Sarath Lakshman (no
longer a kid :-))
> He doesn't even know the difference between 'hacking'
> and 'cracking', and you are saying its ok?
I think that is okay, especially for a guy who has had only Windoze for
his diet.
> It is only in India that people get away by making
> mistakes? That is a pity.
People do make mistakes. The problem comes when they refuse to recognise
their mistakes.
In this case, I think, the crime was committed not by the kid, but by
the community that made him a celebrity. This community could include
his parents, relatives, teachers and friends. Once a celebrity, it is
only human to try and cling to it. I actually sympathise with the guy.
Interestingly, there are other such young young guys who are being made
out to be geniuses. Their lives are just wasted. This is a tragedy.
Best
--
V. Sasi Kumar <sasi.fsf at gmail.com>
Free Software Foundation of India
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