[Fsf-friends] Who is a hacker?

[Amol Hatwar]

Sarath Lakshman wrote:
>   Here is an extract from Indian IT Act 2000 - 
> 
> http://www.mit.gov.in/itbillonline/it_framef.asp
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> 66. Hacking with computer system.
> (1) Whoever with the intent to cause or knowing that he is likely   to cause wrongful loss or damage to the public or any person destroys or deletes or alters   any information residing in a computer resource or diminishes its value or utility or   affects it injuriously by any means, commits hack:   (2) Whoever commits hacking shall be punished with imprisonment up to   three years, or with fine which may extend upto two lakh rupees, or with both.
> 

Classic case of people with muddied concepts making the wrong law. The 
question is what can we do about it to protect the honest intents of 
those before and after us? Write to the President... Petition... lobby ?

Regards,

ah