28 Oct
1998
28 Oct
'98
1:08 p.m.
I think the attitude of many companies in the UK is
"if we wanted to give
it away we would do so, once we have decided to throw it away it stays
thrown away".
The problem, of course, is that dumpster-drivers and the company may disagree
about what should be given to employees, thrown away, sold, scrapped, kept,
or whatever.
I think the trick is to find a company that strikes a balance between its own
interests and the interests of hackers. (No, I don't have any suggestions.)
Providing a channel so hackers can say, "Gee, this is neat, I'd like it!"
is
a worthy thing. Having employees "break" stuff so they can get it is not a
worthy thing.
Someone (Sam?) mentioned this self-destruction ploy in another message,
so it's not my idea. Obviously if this happens the company either needs
better communication between those in power and the hacker employees, or new
hacker employees.
-- Derek