full-disclosure - A quote about "script kiddies"

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From: ph1 at cogeco.ca (David)
Subject: A quote about "script kiddies"

Lorenzo Hernandez Garcia-Hierro wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> Here is a quote i found in NewOrder site ( i was looking for fresh
> articles ).
> quote begins as this: "A script kiddie is someone who thinks of code as
> magical incantations and asks only 'what do I need to type to make this
> happen?'" 
> 

Is this new to anyone?

> again , self explanatory.
> thanks to Evert for the idea of the creation of a anti-script kiddies
> front ( with quote: "if you don't know what it does , simply does remove
> it :) "
> 
> when ? soon :)
> 

What are you trying to say here? I've read it a few times and I am still 
unable to comprehend it.

> off-topic: i'm sending this email from my new notebook running debian
> linux 3.0rc1 , installed by hand with last updates from official
> repositories.

Off-topic: what the hell does installed by hand mean in this context?