Labels:text | human face | black and white OCR: In a new book called Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution, which was the inspiration for the conference, tenets of the Hacker Ethic are stated as: 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. S) You can create art and beauty on a computer. 6) Computers can change your life for the better. -SB DISCUSSIONS FROM THE HACKERS' CONFERENCE, NOVEMBER 1984 STEVEN LEVY (outhor of Hackers): The Hacker Ethic, Now, if you're at the MIT A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) MARK MILLER (Xan ...
