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Re:I don't want to be called a hacker by barbs on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @02:24AM (#6365831)
I remember reading a definition for a hacker that was something along the lines of "someone who modifies something to do something that it was not originally intended to do".

It was better worded than that, and might not be entirely accurate, but I liked it.

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Re:I don't want to be called a hacker by ocfx on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @02:26AM (#6365839)
Was it Eric Raymond?
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Re:I don't want to be called a hacker by barbs on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @07:17AM (#6366481)
Not sure. I have read his Hacker HowTo before, but looking now, I can't find that definition:

http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html#what_is

I have a feeling it was someone on HN actually...

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