re where did the hacker ethic go in article may vxcrna cern ch filipe vxcrna cern ch vinci writes blah blah talking about hackers you know wow a new proof for an np complete problem you guys in eurpoe really got your stuff together base step deleted too bad inductive step but anyway poor golfers bad carpenters or bad surgeons are not thieves so your assertion that hacker thief is unsupported by your argument imho the narrower view that a hacker when associated with the computing environment is a dishonest expert is not so widespread inductive hypothesis therefore i conclude that if you call yourself a hacker and somebody perceives you as a thief then this person belongs to a very very small group that has some computer knowledge but not enough to know the wider and original meaning of the word of course one can always know this and disregard it nonetheless then equate hacker to thief giving substance to mr humpty s assertion even though in a kind of reverse way fodder step finally a true hacker does not name himself herself one for this is a title that is bestowed by the befuddled sysadmins and users at large to me a sign of a truly great hacker is to be introduced to someone who says nahh i just know a thing or two people always exagerate filipe santos english is not my first language so plse be forgetful of my mistakes like my mother always said if you can t say something nice or was that can t say something right kxh this is the signature file what do you think
