Hacktivist

[Gareth Branwyn]

I haven't done any research into the etymology of this term, but this is
the prevailing origin story.

storkrn wrote:
>
> >From an article out of Geneva today on the WTO protest:
>
> The term "hacktivist" was first applied to supporters of the Zapatista rebels in Mexico's southern state of Chiapas, who have
> sabotaged Mexican government Web sites since 1998 and held "virtual sit-ins" designed to overload servers.
>
> Is this correct?
>
> Sharyn Hay  storknurse