The document discusses the early hacker culture linked to MIT, emphasizing the importance of access to information, the belief that all information should be free, and a mistrust of authority. It highlights notable projects such as Linux and mentions key figures and the revival of the free software movement. Additionally, it references hacking initiatives in Hong Kong, promoting a hands-on approach to learning and creativity through technology.

1. Hack
Prepared and Presented
by Haggen
Released under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong Licence

2. Cap'n Crunch
Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap'n_Crunch

3. Cap'n Crunch (Cont.)
John T Drapper
Ref: http://www.webcrunchers.com/

4. What is Hack?
Surprising Result from Simple Means
Demonstration of Mastery in the Domain
Turkle (1984), p.227

5. The MIT Tradition

6. The MIT Tradition
Links
http://hacks.mit.edu/
http://hacks.mit.edu/books/ihtfp_leibowitz/
http://hacks.mit.edu/Hacks/by_year/1999/r2d2/
http://hacks.mit.edu/Hacks/by_year/1990/vest_bboard

7. Early Hacker Culture
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!

8. Early Hacker Culture
All information should be free

9. Early Hacker Culture
Mistrust Authority-Promote Decentralization

10. Early Hacker Culture
Hackers should be judged by their hacking,
not bogus criteria such as
degrees, age, race or position

11. Early Hacker Culture
You can create art and beauty on a computer

12. Early Hacker Culture
Computers can change your life for the better

13. • End of 90s, Most Notable Project - Linux
• Eric Raymond
– Revenge of the Hackers
• Pavlicek (Embracing Insanity, OSS Dev.)
– Geek Culture (truth, doing) as core value
Relationship to Revival of
Free Software Movement

14. Hacking in Hong Kong

15. LifeHack
http://www.lifehack.org/

16. Wikitopia – Urban Invader
City Hack Workshop
http://videotage.org.hk/wikitopia/?p=285

17. HK Hackerspace
http://hkhackerspace.pbworks.com/HK-Hackerspace

18. akaalias 2006, Cap'n Crunch,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/74845103@N00/279505346/,
released under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Licence.
Webcrunchers International 2007,
http://www.webcrunchers.com/ , used under fair use/dealing.
Levy, S. (1984). Hackers: Heroes of The Computer Revolution.
Garden City, New York, Anchor Press/Doubleday.
Pavlicek, R. C. (2000). Embracing Insanity: Open Source
Software Development. Indiana, Sams.
Turkle, S. (1984). The Second Self: Computers and the Human
Spirit. New York, Simon & Schuster.
References