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 Hacker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hackers are sometimes portrayed as mysterious and strange.
A hacker can also be a programmer who hacks or reaches a goal by employing a series of modifications to exploit or extend existing code or resources.
For some, "hacker" has a negative connotation and refers to a person who "hacks" or uses kludges to accomplish programming tasks that are ugly, inelegant, and inefficient.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hacker   (2399 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Hacker
Both usages are annoying to many in the developer community who grew up with the primary meaning of "hacker" in the Guru sense, and who don't see the problem solved by the invention of new and nebulous words like "cracker" or "fl hat".
The reason hackers face these kinds of problems is because the mass media tends to believe anyone who says they are a hacker - and people say they are hackers because of the mass media's sensationalist portrayals.
The primary difference is that a white hat hacker observes the hacker ethic, a sort of golden rule of computing similar to: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Hacker   (2923 words)

  
 Hacker culture (Linux Reviews)
The hacker culture is the voluntary subculture established between and around hackers.
The main break between them is most often traced to the 1983 mass media coverage of hackers which failed to distinguish between the two aspects of the wider subculture.
Hackers from the hobby and network hacking subculture often show an adherence to ficitional cyberpunk and cyberculture literature and movies.
linuxreviews.org /dictionary/Hacker_culture   (1642 words)

  
 How To Become A Hacker
The hacker mind-set is not confined to this software-hacker culture.
Software hackers recognize these kindred spirits elsewhere and may call them 'hackers' too --- and some claim that the hacker nature is really independent of the particular medium the hacker works in.
Real hackers mostly think crackers are lazy, irresponsible, and not very bright, and object that being able to break security doesn't make you a hacker any more than being able to hotwire cars makes you an automotive engineer.
www.crime-research.org /analytics/how_to_become_a_hacker   (1070 words)

  
 The life of one hacker: biographical notes of Russell McOrmond
These were the stories of hackers who were able to be creative in a way that was both misunderstood by business interests who thought it was harmful to their interests, while at the same time coveting this creativity.
In some ways Hackers outside of the United States are able to more openly talk about their stories in the current political climate given the war from some parts of the US government against much of what unites us as a culture.
Hackers should be judged by their hacking, not bogus criteria such as degrees, age, race, or position.
www.flora.ca /documents/life-of-hacker.html   (7667 words)

  
 Tech 2 Blog :: Hacker :: May :: 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
In hacker culture, a hacker is a person who has attained an certain social status and is recognized among members of the culture for commitment to the culture’s values and a certain amount of technical knowledge.
This type of hacker is well-respected (although the term still carries some of the meaning of hack), and is capable of developing programs without adequate planning or where pre-planning is difficult or impossible to acheive.
Malicious hackers are often called fl hat hackers, but it is more appropriate to call them crackers (from criminal hacker) as this is a term which distinguishes the exploitation of security weaknesses from hacking in general.
tech2.blogsome.com /2006/05/26/hacker   (2548 words)

  
 How To Become A Hacker
Hackers will sometimes do things that may seem repetitive or boring to an observer as a mind-clearing exercise, or in order to acquire a skill or have some particular kind of experience you can't have otherwise.
I observed in the section called “What Is a Hacker?” that being a hacker is partly a matter of belonging to a particular subculture or social network with a shared history, an inside and an outside.
Because the "invisible college" that is hacker culture is a loose and informal one, the role of gatekeeper is informal too.
www.catb.org /~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html   (7691 words)

  
 Hacker culture...Encryptoo.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The hacker culture is the voluntary subculture which first developed in the 1960s among hackers working on early minicomputers in academic computer science environments.
Since the mid-1990s the hacker culture has been almost coincident with what is now called the open source movement.
The concentration of hacker culture has paralleled and partly been driven by the commoditization of computer and networking technology, and has in turn accelerated that process.
www.encryptoo.com /culturehack.html   (785 words)

  
 The Glider Symbol   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
One thing we've learned since 1991 is that visible emblems of community are just as valuable to hackers as they are to other kind of human beings.
Using this emblem means something a little different from just presenting yourself as a Linux fan, or a Perl-monger, or a member of any of the hacker subtribes that have become so successful since the mid-1990s.
The hackers, in the broadest sense, are the people who built the Internet, and Unix, and the World Wide Web; our dreams of freedom have changed the world everybody lives in.
toni.technetium.be /hacker/emblem.htm   (418 words)

  
  Pardus Wallpaper - Hacker Emblem KDE-Look.org
The humanity loves to adore symbols but hackers are unique and MANY people would use that symbol without being a REAL hacker (imagine those script kiddies...) and that's why it shouldn't be called the hacker emblem...
I think it becomes less cool if ESR gets his way, it becomes the Hacker Emblem and people who've never heard of cellular automata start putting it on their websites to be 1337.
I can agree with you about symbolizing hackers in emblems causes wrong usages and it is being popular in non-hacker kiddies, but it mostly known as "Hacker Emblem" in public, so i didn't care if it's The Glider or an accepted "Hacker Emblem".
www.kde-look.org /content/show.php?content=34435   (252 words)

  
 Hacker The Glider: Proposal For A Hacker Emblem. The Linux Folks Have Their Penguin And The Bsders Their   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Hacker The Glider: Proposal For A Hacker Emblem.
Haven't had, historically, is an emblem that represents the entire hacker community of which all these groups are parts.
In Hacker, players sail through the Net, competing to invade Edition combines the original Hacker and Hacker II - The Dark Side in.
www.99hosted.com /names9562.html   (478 words)

  
 Emblem - Olympic Games Emblem   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Emblem Books were a popular literary form in the 16th and 17th century.
Rotary's early emblem was a simple wagon wheel (in motion with dust).
In an emblem there is a dialog or tension between image and word.
eslurp.com /?q=emblem   (455 words)

  
 Hacking > JonLandrum.com
What this emblem represents is agreement with the hacker ideal, and sympathy for the hacker community.
There are lots of arguments within the hacker community about whether UNIX or Linux is better, or whether this license is better than that one.
The one I embrace is, “The belief that information-sharing is a powerful positive good, and that it is an ethical duty of hackers to share their expertise by writing free software and facilitating access to information and computing resources wherever possible.” There is another side to hacking, however, and I’ve already touched on it.
jonlandrum.com /hacking   (670 words)

  
 Hacker Emblem (Linux Reviews)
The Hacker Emblem was first proposed in October 2003 by Eric S. Raymond, claiming a need for a uniting and recognizable symbol for his perception of hacker culture.
Raymond points out that one does not claim to be a hacker by displaying this emblem, but suggests that "by using this emblem, you express sympathy with hackers' goals, hackers' values, and the hacker way of living".
Contains more information on the Hacker Emblem proposal, including SVG and TeX sources and FAQs.
linuxreviews.org /dictionary/Hacker_Emblem   (186 words)

  
 The Fishbowl: Why the "Hacker Logo" is stupid
The importance of an emblem is mostly in the meaning, not in the design.
An emblem using the game of life figures was proposed many years ago in Argentina on an original t-shirt.
If you don't agree with what he calls a hacker, this emblem is not for you, it's really all you can say (and should say, apparently).
fishbowl.pastiche.org /2003/10/30/why_the_hacker_logo_is_stupid   (2030 words)

  
 OSNews.com
A sophisticated computer hacker had access to servers at wireless giant T-Mobile for at least a year, which he used to monitor U.S. Secret Service e-mail, obtain customers' passwords and Social Security numbers, and download candid photos taken by Sidekick users, including Hollywood celebrities, SecurityFocus has learned.
Hackers write software, and software can be used to crack system - so he's a hacker.
The script kiddies who use code written by hackers to crack a system are not themselves hackers.
www.osnews.com /comment.php?news_id=9394   (1055 words)

  
 The glider: an Appropriate Hacker Emblem   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
If you don't know what a glider is, or why it would make a good emblem, or if you're dubious about having an emblem at all, read the FAQs page.
When you put the glider emblem on your web page, or wear it on clothing, or display it in some other way, you are visibly associating yourself with the hacker culture.
But by using this emblem, you express sympathy with hackers' goals, hackers' values, and the hacker way of living.
fringe.davesource.com /Fringe/Hacking/Philosophy/hacker-emblem.html   (350 words)

  
 gibbity [beta] || Hacker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Hacker is an adventure/trading game based on what was then a unique idea.
that represents the entire hacker community of which all these groups are parts.
Some of you might be curious what it like to be a hacker.
www.gibbity.com /content/world/all/7276/Hacker/8/0   (272 words)

  
 The Coral Tree :: Blog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
But, for the hackers themselves there has been nothing to symbolize themselves, their community and their spirit.
The emblem is derived from a common formation in The Game of Life.
And do display the emblem on your pages to support or represent the hacker spirit and community.
puggy.symonds.net /~ash/blog/index.php?entry=172   (173 words)

  
 Discourse.net: October 30, 2003 Archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
If there were to be a hacker emblem, Eric Raymond, author of How To Become A Hacker, The Cathedral and the Bazaar, and the original Jargon File, is surely as good a choice as anyone to pick it.
And if someone were going to pick an emblem, what better than a symbol from the Game of Life.
Some might vote for the blinker, the most-seen object in Life, others for the glider gun, block, the beehive, or the integral sign, but the glider is fine.
www.discourse.net /archives/2003_10_30.html   (2607 words)

  
 Hackers, Windows passwords, Linux and Knoppix - Network World   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Eric wants you to identify with the hacker ethic and do so in public by displaying his hacker emblem on your Web site, your personal home page, your T-shirt and your coffee mug.
Eric's hacker emblem is the glider formation from Conway's Game of Life set in a three-by-three grid.
Then again, given that the term "hacker" has become so thoroughly debased by popular culture, we wonder if what's needed is a new term for the true hacker.
www.networkworld.com /columnists/2005/041105gearhead.html   (754 words)

  
 ThoughtStorms: OnHacking
For example, "Semiotics for Hackers" clearly should explain to hackers both what the model of semiotics tries to address, and also the semiotics way of thinking.
BillSeitz says: I was thinking in terms of applying the hacker mindset to other fields.
But I'm using a wide/fuzzy/nontechie model of that mindset, one that encapsulates active engagement, relevance/applicability, iterative experimentation, lateral thinking, etc. Which I think are attributes we should encourage in all non-insect humans.
www.nooranch.com /synaesmedia/wiki/wiki.cgi?OnHacking   (339 words)

  
 Sigurd's Pants A Fire Emblem Page
Well Fire Emblem is a strategy RPG never released in the US.
My site also has a large gallery of Fire Emblem art work from many Japanese Fire Emblem sites and the art works are from many other Fire Emblems.
I'm not associated with Nintendo in anyway(but if I was Fire Emblem 1 million were be out in the US by now) All the charaters' names are not offical translation.
www.angelfire.com /ny3/firemblem/index.htm   (997 words)

  
 Hacker emblem (Brain Tags)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Finally there is an emblem for me! Full-time hacker Eric S. Raymond created a Hacker Emblem based on the famous game of life: For all people misguided by the popular media: a hacker is not somebody who is breaking into your computer -that is a cracker-, but rather somebody who...
Finally there is an emblem for me! Full-time hacker Eric S. Raymond created a Hacker Emblem based on the famous game of life:
For all people misguided by the popular media: a hacker is not somebody who is breaking into your computer —-that is a cracker—-, but rather somebody who
www.braintags.com /archives/2003/10/hacker_emblem   (203 words)

  
 Dan Fernandez's Blog : BlueJacking and Hacker Emblem
My fear is that spammers would soon jump on the bandwagon....More information on BluejackQ.
There's also apparently a movement to start an official hacker emblem based on the glider pattern from the game of life (shown below).
The original hacker emblem was designed in Argentina (circa 2000) using still life patterns, and it's at: here
blogs.msdn.com /danielfe/archive/2003/11/19/51891.aspx   (190 words)

  
 MemeStreams | MemeStreams Discussion
The real hackers will succumb to this, but only after resisting it.
As ESR is declaring the logo, he is also drawing lines between who does and does not get to use the logo.
In general, his definition of the word hacker is the one baby boomers prefer, and which is rooted in the value system of that generation, and is mostly tied to the kind of culture which hippies writing software for timesharing systems might produce.
www.memestreams.net /thread/bid9075   (470 words)

  
 f e p u s | n e t » Blog Archive » Logos, Hackers & Plaques
While I think Eric is a true hacker, I disagree with the hacker logo concept.
I firmly believe that a true hacker is called so only by peers.
This entry was posted on Monday, November 28th, 2005 at 6:46 am and is filed under.plan.
www.fepus.net /?p=22   (182 words)

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