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If you're a hacker who can share experience and a mature perspective about
the ins and outs of the low road of technology, a thoughtful response
would be appreciated. Otherwise, consider this spam and move one.

1. I'm a working journalist gathering background. First, what publishers
are considered worthwhile by the hacker community? In other words, what
magazines do you pay for or read regularly? Please reply to
8patches@cftnet.com.

2. Who has earned a reputation in Florida as a great hacker? If you're a
hacker turned pro for a company in Florida, I'd like to hear from you. How
did you make the transition from hacker to mainstream? What was your
employer looking for? (Out-of-Florida replies OK; I'm just looking for a
local source.) Please reply to 8patches@cftnet.com.

3. From your experience, how have warez groups flourished unimpeded on the
Internet? What strategies keep hackers or crackers away from the pokey?
Are most hackers aware of the cost inefficiencies created when they abuse
the copyright system? Please reply to 8patches@cftnet.com.

4. Should software licensing get a rehaul? Isn't it a total rip-off of
companies to sell you a pig-in-a-poke, then ask you to cover their
financial ass when their product becomes non-competitive? In other words,
do you think the hacker community or eventually the government will effect
a change in software licensing practices? Knowing what you know about
software development, is it right for large corporations to price product
the way they do? Why/why not? Should licenses be explicitly temporary so
that purchasers can trade up at no new charges for revisions that
programmers must make to keep the product competitive? Please reply to
8patches@cftnet.com.


**If you're a journalist working on the same thing, don't hesitate to
reply. This is a continually developing topic.