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