We come in peace

We come in peace, said the conquerers of the New World.

We come in peace, says the government, when it comes to colonise, regulate, and militarise the new digital world.

We come in peace, say the nation-state sized companies that have set out to monetise the net and chain the users to their shiny new devices.

We come in peace, we say as hackers, geeks and nerds, when we set out towards the real world and try to change it, because it has intruded into our natural habitat, the cyberspace.

We come in peace – Motto des diesjährigen 27C3 – der Kongress für alle Hacker, Aktivisten, Netzbewohner, Weltverbesserer, Maker und friedensliebenden Lebewesen dieses Universums.