#hackers

Berkeley hackers liked to see themselves as rebels against soulless corporate empires. ↗

— Eric S. Raymond

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The workstation-class machines built by Sun and others opened up new worlds for hackers. ↗

— Eric S. Raymond

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For the first time, individual hackers could afford to have home machines comparable in power and storage capacity to the minicomputers of ten years earlier - Unix engines capable of supporting a full development environment and talking to the Internet. ↗

— Eric S. Raymond

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While many hackers have the knowledge, skills, and tools to attack computer systems, they generally lack the motivation to cause violence or severe economic or social harm. ↗

— Dorothy Denning

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While the vast majority of hackers may be disinclined towards violence, it would only take a few to turn cyber terrorism into reality. ↗

— Dorothy Denning

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Never underestimate the determination of a kid who is time-rich and cash-poor. ↗

— Cory Doctorow

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