Ubuntu-Chicago School troubles

[Richard Johnson]

On Monday 09 October 2006 16:49, RJ Marsan wrote:
> In case none of you are aware, I have gotten in some trouble lately for
> "hacking" at York Community High School in Elmhurst.  They have suspended
> me for 10 days and are considering expulsion.

Dude, I told you not to mess with that school crap, they don't joke around, 
You are lucky they didn't seek charges against you, as even your way of 
cracking students passwords is against the law. That means you had access to 
them.

> I managed to find a way to crack students passwords.  Thats it.  Never
> deleted any, never tampered with any, thats it.  I never disrupted their
> network, which is what their rulebook says warrents "hacking".

I applaud your enthusiasm and your egerness to learn though, I just think that 
this is about the only time you shouldn't use school to learn. Remember, by 
law in the US, snooping alone warrants a hack, as you gained access to a 
location either by force or stumbling upon, that you should have never been.

> If anyone is concerened, please respond, there is, of course, much more
> details.

I feel pretty crappy right now about this whole situation, as you have 
displayed an emense amount of intelligence I know many people would kill for. 
You need to fight this though, as if this stands on your record, it will make 
getting into college for computers very difficult.

> also, im not sure im going to be very active in Ubuntu-Chicago for the next
> few weeks (that was only slighly sarcastic), though if this whole fiasco
> goes well, i still hope to attend the meeting october 28th.

I hope this goes well for you. We all learn from our mistakes, and I just hope 
you learned that "curiosity is what killed the cat."

> Nixternal this is mostly directed towards you.

Heh, everyone is calling me by my nickname now a days, even when I am out and 
about, someone will be like, "Hey nixternal!".

Anyways, you have my support in this, I would like to know more information 
though concerning how and what exactly you did. I don't know if I should be a 
little pissed or a lot pissed as you are an important part of Ubuntu Chicago. 
You have been with the group since day one, and even showed up to sling hot 
wing sauce all over me at the first meeting.

Fight this, because if all you did was figure out a way to do it, and didn't 
carry through with it, they don't have a leg to stand on. Can you blame 
someone else? I am just kidding, never snitch, as it just makes things worse.

Are you going to be allowed access to computers in the school again? I am 
doubting it at this point. The reason I ask, is because of your involvement 
with the computer club there. You have something great there, and I would 
hate to see that messed up.

Can we start a petition or something? I will have it signed by over 100,000 
people in no time if we can do that. Get back to me RJ and fill me, or us in 
on more details.

Good luck brother. God bless! <>< you will need it!

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.:Richard Johnson
.:nixternal at ubuntu.com
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