“Diffie was one of a legion of bright young men who, were it not for the Vietnam War, would probably not have considered the idea of military-funded basic research. But it seemed like a reasonable compromise when facing the equally dismal alternatives of being shipped to Indochina, fleeing to Canada, or going to jail.” Vietnam WarHacker FolkloreComputer History Book:What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry Source: What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry