Aaron-Swartz

No Starch Press and I have decided to release this free ebook version of Hacking the Xbox in honor of Aaron Swartz. As you read this book, I hope that you’ll be reminded of how important freedom is to the hacking community and that you’ll be inclined to support the causes that Aaron believed in. I agreed to release this book for free in part because Aaron’s treatment by MIT is not unfamiliar to me. In this book, you will find the story of when I was an MIT graduate student, extracting security keys from the original Microsoft Xbox. You’ll also read about the crushing disappointment of receiving a letter from MIT legal repudiating any association with my work, effectively leaving me on my own to face Microsoft. ...

Ayer se suicidó Aaron Swartz, uno de los activistas de Internet que hicieron de la libertad de expresión y un internet abierto una de sus banderas; parte gigante del freno a SOPA/PIPA, como hacker había colaborado en la especificación RSS a los 14 años y hasta cofundado REDDIT¦ tal vez la suma de sus antecedentes depresivos y la decisión del Gobierno de USA de perseguirlo y hacer un ejemplo con su caso lo llevaron a suicidarse. ...