The hacker ethic is not a stable object or entity. Instead it is constantly on the move, changing over time and new generations of hackers. Steven Mizrach, a well known anthropologist, has studied the changes in hacker ethic. In his study he analysed 28 writings about hacker ethic written by different hackers of [...]
Hacker ethic is controversial topic. It promotes open-source development, which has been crucial in innovating and creating of at least one new operating system, leading http server software, several other server and desktop software. What also seems to be easy to see beneficial to all, is the normative rule to share knowledge. These [...]
