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and festival in

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. It is part of the quadrennial hacker camps that started in 1989 with the

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in Amsterdam. The camp took place from 4 to 8 August on a

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terrain in

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. At least 3300 hackers and technology minded people from 50 countries participated in workshops and discussions. Participants had

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through Datenklos (new chemical toilets with

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). A radiostation with FM license and a GSM tower were also built. During the camp, lectures and workshops were held in different tents, including talks from PGP founder

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and William Binney.

References

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