A hacker and how to become one
when the word "hacker" is mentioned most of our mind directs to a cyber criminal and the rest but this short article would change your perspective and mind too.
WHAT IS A HACKER? Well the jargon files contains a bunch of definitions of the term "hacker" Most having to do with technical adeptness and a delight in solving problems and overcoming limits.
Origins★ There is a community, a shared culture of expert programmers and networking Guru that traces it's history back through decades to the first time sharing minicomputers and the earliest ARPA net. The members of this culture originated the term 'hacker'
STATUS IN THE HACKER CULTURE ‡ ★ Write open-source software ★ Help test and debug open-source software ★ Publish useful information ★ Help keep the infrastructure working ★ Serve the hacker culture itself.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF HACKERS? 1.)They hackers helped in building the Internet. 2.) Hackers made the Unix operating system what it is today. 3.) Hackers made the world wide web work.
THE HACKERS/NERD CONNECTION ‡ Points of style Historical note: hacking, open-source and free software
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- Frequently asked questions. (http://catb.org/~esr/FAQs/hacker-how_to_html).
HOW TO BECOME A HACKER? Some of the basic hacking skills are; a) learn how to program b) get one of the open-source unixies and learn to use it and also run it c) learn how to use the world wide web and write HTML d) learn fundamental English if you don't understand it.
If you are part of this culture, if you have contributed to it and other people in it knows who you are then you are a hacker.
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