Sn IGNUcius says hackers are "playfully clever" artisans. GNUCitizen.org Hackorama.com Hackitectura.net HackADay.com LifeHacker.com SearchLores.org/realicra/realicra.htm >>How to (try to) see some light through the Slavemasters' smoke "'hack (1) in O.E. tohaccian "hack to pieces," from W.Gmc. *khak- (cf. O.Fris. hackia, Du. hakken, O.H.G. hacchon), perhaps infl. by O.N. höggva "to hack, hew," from PIE *kau- "to hew, strike." Sense of "short, dry cough" is 1802. Noun meaning "an act of hacking" is from 1836; fig. sense of "a try, an attempt" is first attested 1898. Slang sense of "cope with" (such as in can't hack it) is first recorded in Amer.Eng. 1955, with a sense of "get through by some effort," as a jungle.'" -- www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=hack "' "Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution" -- Steven Levy * Access to anything which might teach you something about the way the world works—should be unlimited and total. Always yield to the Hands-on Imperative! * All information should be free. * Mistrust authority—promote decentralizatioin. * Hackers should be judged by their hacking, not bogus criteria such as degrees, age, race or position. * You can create art and beauty through hacking. * This true education can change your life for the better. '" -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackers:_Heroes_of_the_Computer_Revolution