So I've been reading a new book I recetly picked up. It's very interesting and informative... It's called 'Hacking, The Art of Exploitation' by Jon Erickson, ISBN: 978-1-59327-144-2
I though I'd share a few quotes from the introduction about hacking and the hackers ethic...comment and enjoy.
"Most people associate Hacking with breaking the law and assume that everyone who engages in hacking activities is a criminal. Granted, there are people out there who use hacking techniques to break the law, but hacking isn't really about that. In fact, hacking is more about following the law than breaking it. The essence of hacking is finding unintended or overlooked uses for the laws and properties of a given situation and then applying them in new and inventive ways to solve a problem--whatever it may be."
"...the Hacker Ethic: the appreciation of logic as an art form and the promotion of the free flow of information, surmounting conventional boundries and restrictions for the simple goal of better understanding the world."
