If you’re wondering about the name of this program, Marutukku is the internal development name (it’s spelled R-u-b-b-e-r-h-o-s-e, but it’s pronounced M-a-r-u-t-u-k-k-u) and Master of the arts of protection, as described in ancient Mesopotamian creation work The Akkadian Creation Epic. Read all seven tablets (a translation of the tablets is contained in the file ENUMAELISH. Or you could try the MYTHOLOGY file distributed with the program instead. We hope that Rubberhose will both protect your data, and offer a broader kind of protection for people who take risks for just causes. Civilization advances slowly, and traditionally it is human rights campaigners, free-thinking academics and community activists who propel it forward. Society often resists these gingerly-placed prods, and the entrenched moguls punish those who dare to upset the status quo. They label the activists as trouble-makers or whistle blowers to justify misusing them. Where there is injustice, we like to upset the status quo too, and to support others who want to do the same. Our motto is “let’s make a little trouble.” The Rubberhose development team is releasing Rubberhose to help protect activists who want to make a little trouble. Feel free to make a little trouble yourself.
— The Idiot Savants’ Guide to Rubberhose
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