The Hacker Ethic


1.  Access to computers - and anything which might teach you
    something about the way the world works - should be
    unlimited and total.  Always yield to the
    Hands-On Imperative!
2.  All information should be free.
3.  Mistrust Authority - Promote Decentralization
4.  Hackers should be judged by their hacking, not bogus
    criteria such as degrees, age, race, or position.
5.  YOU can create art and beauty on a computer.
6.  Computers can change your life for the better.

      -From the book  'HACKERS: Heroes of the Computer Revolution'
         by Steven Levy