[ubuntu-za] Fwd: SABC1 documentary - sourcing a ethical young hacker

[Morgan Collett]

> Greetings,
>
> I hope that you may know someone who will be interested in taking part
> in this documentary. Please forward this email to as many people as
> possible. It would be good to feature someone who is passionate about
> open source.
>
> SABC is keen to profile a dynamic, articulate, constructive, creative
> and ethical computer hacker, age 18 - 27 in a new documentary series
> that will be on SABC1. Canditates should be comfortable with
> expressing their views in front of the camera and sharing stories from
> their life that relate to their experiences of being a hacker. People
> of all races will be considered. If you know anyone who may be
> interested, please share this message with them about this opportunity
> to take part in an entertaining documentary series. For this
> documentary, we will be going with the following understanding and
> definitions of hacking:
>
> "Hackers solve problems and build things, and they believe in freedom
> and voluntary mutual help."
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html
>
> "To behave like a hacker, you have to believe that the thinking time
> of other hackers is precious — so much so that it's almost a moral
> duty for you to share information, solve problems and then give the
> solutions away just so other hackers can solve new problems instead of
> having to perpetually re-address old ones."
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html
>
> "There is a community, a shared culture, of expert programmers and
> networking wizards that traces its history back through decades to the
> first time-sharing minicomputers and the earliest ARPAnet experiments.
> The members of this culture originated the term ‘hacker’. Hackers
> built the Internet. Hackers made the Unix operating system what it is
> today. Hackers run Usenet. Hackers make the World Wide Web work. If
> you are part of this culture, if you have contributed to it and other
> people in it know who you are and call you a hacker, you're a hacker."
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html
>
> "Since a large number of hackers are self-taught prodigies, some
> corporations actually employ computer hackers as part of their
> technical support staff. These individuals use their skills to find
> flaws in the company’s security system so that they can be repaired
> quickly. In many cases, this type of computer hacking helps prevent
> identity theft and other serious computer-related crimes."
> http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-computer-hacking.htm
>
> Please see below for more information about the series.
>
> 'My World' (working title) is a 26 part series of 24 minute
> entertainment documentaries. The series is being produced by Dzuguda
> Productions for SABC1 & explores ideas around what it means to be a
> young South African, the concept of freedom, ways in which young
> people consider themselves free and ways in which they feel they could
> enjoy greater freedom. It will also look at the extent to which young
> people have freedom of expression and the platforms in which this
> freedom can be embraced. Each 24 minute episode will present a
> captivating, creative portrait of a young, motivated, creative South
> African and the people and experiences that enrich this person's
> life.
>
> Please do not hesitate to send me any questions you have about the
> series. People based in Pretoria or Johannesburg or the area
> surrounding Johannesburg should respond.
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Premilla Murcott
> 0844037719
> premilla.mur at gmail.com
>
> Premilla Murcott
> Researcher
> Cell:+27 84 403 7719
> Tel :+27 11 486 0990
> Fax :+27 11 486 0992
> premilla at dzugudapro.co.za
>
> 17 Shengani Road
> Emmarentia ext1
> Johannesburg
> 2195
> www.dzugudapro.co.za