Semantic Request
#11
Originating in MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), the Jargon File defines hackers as

Quote:A person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and stretching their capabilities, as opposed to most users, who prefer to learn only the minimum necessary.

Read this and you'll understand hacker in such terms.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_(pro...ubculture)

The reason why it is so closely related to Open Source because most of the OSS culture originated from MIT, UC Berkeley and Carnegie Mellon.
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Messages In This Thread
Semantic Request - by V-Man - 30 Jun 10, 04:12PM
RE: Semantic Request - by Bukz - 30 Jun 10, 04:39PM
RE: Semantic Request - by V-Man - 30 Jun 10, 04:43PM
RE: Semantic Request - by ärkefiende - 30 Jun 10, 05:39PM
RE: Semantic Request - by Gibstick - 30 Jun 10, 05:55PM
RE: Semantic Request - by pweaks - 30 Jun 10, 06:53PM
RE: Semantic Request - by V-Man - 30 Jun 10, 07:28PM
RE: Semantic Request - by MacAdresS - 30 Jun 10, 08:02PM
RE: Semantic Request - by Brahma - 30 Jun 10, 08:22PM
RE: Semantic Request - by V-Man - 30 Jun 10, 09:51PM
RE: Semantic Request - by LeeZH - 30 Jun 10, 10:40PM
RE: Semantic Request - by Brahma - 30 Jun 10, 10:41PM
RE: Semantic Request - by V-Man - 01 Jul 10, 03:47AM
RE: Semantic Request - by Brahma - 01 Jul 10, 05:45PM