Assorted FAQ:
1) What is a "Binary Revolution"?
Binary Revolution is a movement to take
back the world of hacking. It is a mindset that is about being
active and doing something to combat the mass media and their
portrayal of hackers. It is a revolution against mass media,
big coporations, and lawmaking bodies that are trying to tell
US what we can and cannot do with things that we create. We
will continue to forge forward and form the electronic world
around us, not let our new world be restricted by the human
world.
2) No, I mean what is this "binrev.com"
thing?
BinRev.com (obviously short for BINary
REVolution) is a place where people can come to find clear,
unbiased,
and untethered free thinking about the internet, and the
world for that matter. We are geared towards hacking,
but it is
much larger than that. Listen to our media outlets including
the radio shows,
the
magazine, the
TV show, the forums,
and you will understand what it is all about. Do not listen
to what the media says, learn what we are about and decide
for yourself.
3) Who is behind this Binary Revolution?
The idea was formed by StankDawg
and the Digital DawgPound. We are a group of REAL hackers
who
"get it" and we wanted to spread the word to people
that hackers are not all evil people who are out to steal
your money and break into banks. These are myths that are
perpetuated by the mass media and we wanted an outlet to
counter
their negativity with our positivity. We believe that our
actions should define us by following the old adage that
"actions speak
louder than words".
4)
You are competing with 2600? Are you crazy?
We
are not competing with anyone. We have been, and continue
to be, published in 2600 where many of us are/were staff
writers. We just think there is a need for more. There
is always
room
for more
information!
Besides,
it is impossible for the truth to compete with itself. Knowledge
truly is power.
5)
I see that your "all information wants to be free"
hacker altruism doesnt extend to your own mag. What's up with
that?
The
information is free, its the printing and distribution that
costs money. All proceeds from the sale of the magazine go
toward making more issues, and funding hosting and bandwidth.
The rest goes to fund other DDP projects like the 944 project,
HackTV, and other upcoming projects. Trust me, there is not
much left after printing and shipping the magazine. It is
pretty much break-even. It does not go to our private "lap
dance slush fund."
6)
Can I write for Binary Revolution? What about submitting art?
You tell us! Send your submissions (articles
or artwork) to: articles [at] binrev [dot] com and we will
let you know. We only accept new articles that have not been
published elsewhere. All articles will be verified to the
best of our abilities before being printed. At this time,
we cannot compensate writers due to our low print run. Once
we get off the ground, we will be sending free issues to writers.
Your article can be in pretty much any format, we will convert
it as necessary. Graphics are fine, and even preferred if
it helps illustrate a point. If you have any other questions,
send them to stankdawg [at] binrev [dot] com.
7)
You guys are morons...Is there anywhere i can flame you personally?
No!
*sigh* Ok, fine...send all feedback to letters [at] binrev
[dot] com or go to the members
page to find our individual addresses.
8)
Can I contact you to participate in an interview or for quotes?
It's a free
country. Again, see the members
page to contact individual members of the DDP. We reserve
the right to see the final product and refuse it if we feel
it is incorrect or our words modified in any way by the author.
9)
Can I use or reprint your articles?
Well, we
would appreciate it if you would at least buy the magazine
and read our inside cover for our reprint rules. However,
they are basically that you need to contact the individual
authors and get their respective permissions for the articles
in question. The articles belong to those individual authors,
and not Binary Revolution magazine. Make sure to include the
name of the author in all cases to give proper credit. Also,
include the line "Originally printed in Binary Revolution
Magazine"
followed by the appropriate issue number and a link to http://www.binrev.com/.
That last part is not required, but is that
really so much to ask?
10)
How can I help with HackTV?
We are
always accepting footage for HackTV in addition to filming
some ourselves.
If you have somethign that you would ilke to be considered
for HackTV, it is important that we get it in a high
quality
format. WE NEED YOU TO SEND US THE RAW DV FOOTAGE, UNEDITED,
UNCOMPRESSED, UNENCODED! Contact us and we can give
you more
information but basically you have 2 options. 1) You can
upload your sample video in DIVX format, WMV, or pretty
much any
format to ftp://ftp.binrev.com/incoming where I will review
it. Also email me with contact information that you
have done
so, and if we can use it, I will contact you about getting
the higher quality footage. 2) You can mail us the raw
tape
itself. We may not be able to return the tapes, so we prefer
option 1 for now! But if you do not have the equipment
to
digitize it, you can contact us via email and send us the
tape and we will see what we can do with it.
11)
WTF happened to StankDawg and why did he quit/"unplug"?
Read
this for all the answers that you need.
12)
You didn't answer my question.
There is more general information in the
FAQ section of stankdawg.com
about StankDawg and the DDP. FAQs regarding individual DDP
projects are available on their respective sites.
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