THE HACKER'S CODE OF ETHICS by MadCowNet
Unlike so many of the socalled "hackers" today, the original
hackers at places like MIT, Berkeley and Stanford had a clear
code of ethics. In 1984, Steven Levy published a book titled
Hackers in which he listed the ethical code of these first
hackers. This is the Hacker's Ethic.
1 Access to computers-and anything which might teach one
something about the way the world works-should be unlimited and
total.
2 All information should be free.
3 Mistrust authority-promote decentralization.
4 Hackers should be judged by their hacking, not by other
criteria.
5 One can create art and beauty on a computer.
6 Computers can change one's life for the better.
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