IssueTrackerProduct IssueTrackerProduct

About my baby Open Source project

Kung Fu Kung Fu

Fujian White Crane Kung Fu

Zope Zope

What I have and am doing with Zope

Photos Photos

Photoalbum, both old and new.

Receptsamlingen Receptsamlingen

In Swedish only. About my "Collection of Recipes" website.

Contact me Contact me

My contact details and how to contact me.

  Mobile version of this page Mobile version of this page

del.icio.us Save this page in del.icio.us

Previous:
To readline() or readlines()
 Next:
Finished the bulk of my dissertation

Related blogs

Unusual job offer
TAL here hack in Plone
I'm not a hacker
waiting for your guidance
Software Patents in the EU (Stallman's explaination)
Hacking and martial arts

Related by category

Misc. links

 

The meaning of "hacking"

http://www.stallman.org/articles/on-hacking.html

stallman, richard stallman, hacking, hack

13th of March 2004

Richard Stallman gives his explanation of what "hacking" is. I think I agree with him:

"Playfully doing something difficult, whether useful or not, that is hacking."

That's the definition people who hack like. To many people "hacking" is what you do when you "break security to gain access to a system". I often use the word "hack" as a ad hoc desperate technical solution. Much like filling a leaking hole in a dam with chewing gum. It stops the leak but just ain't right.


Comment

41 comments so far
Munir - 7th March 2005  [«« Reply to this]
if am a student of mcs can you let me detail of about hacking.
Munir - 7th March 2005  [«« Reply to this]
i am a student of ms cs in a london. i am working on hacking , can you help me if so then please let me some valuable material.
thanks.
can you answer the following questions.
what is hacking,meaning , how, why ,by what language, which software, advantage and disadvantage of hacking ect.if you have a proper book let me as soon as posible.
thanks
karima - 15th May 2005  [«« Reply to this]
give some disadvantage of haching
Anonymous - 16th October 2005  [«« Reply to this]
can tell us what is the meaning of hacking?and the advantages and dis advantages?
khushwant singh - 20th January 2006  [«« Reply to this]
hi am khushwant from india am doing ENGG in computer's well i dont have knowledge abt hacking so can u tell me wat is hacking frm the beginning i also want to learn how can we hack a computer or how can protect our computer frm hacking
ravi - 2nd April 2007   [«« Reply to this]
can u tell me something about hacking as i am beginer of this field
ASHWAT - 22nd July 2007   [«« Reply to this]
hi kushwant plz help me i'm doing an project on haking so give me information what ever u know about haking....
deepa - 19th April 2006  [«« Reply to this]
i want to do a project on hacking can i get some information or related topics on hacking
sampath - 7th March 2008   [«« Reply to this]
i hope that u didi the project on the hacking !i am the doing my b.tech and i want 2 do the project on the HACKING!
so plzzzzzzzzzzz can u give the full detail of the hacking?
waiting for u r answer!!!!
Anonymous - 30th May 2006  [«« Reply to this]
i dont know what is hacking but i am keen to learn this can u help the me to get started the basic to profetional thanks if u guide me
becky - 30th August 2006   [«« Reply to this]
i want to know what hacking is use for and am willing to know about it can u pls get me information about hacking.thanks
vijay - 4th October 2006  [«« Reply to this]
I want to know briefly abt hacking can any1 sugfgest me for this bcoz I wanna do project on tht
shikha - 19th April 2007   [«« Reply to this]
haking means intenttially gaining unauthorised access to a computer system.
the term "hacker" has changed over the last 40 years:
1960s-1970s a hacker is a clever and creative programmer; not destructive; harmless

1970s-1990s hacking starts to become negative; breaking into large computer systems e.g. Govt agencies; spreading viruses; stealing/changing information. also phone phreaking (using phone systems illugally)

1990s-today Hackers exploit the vulnerability of the Internet; very destructive; disrupetive; involving organised crime; increased risk for e-commerce.
ASHWAT - 22nd July 2007   [«« Reply to this]
hi shika my Ashwat i'm doing e&c engg. in banglofe so can u give me information about haking.......
raja - 14th August 2007   [«« Reply to this]
plese making a many security for a my system and haking about mailaing from me some pdf formet text attechment for a mail address..................
Peter Bengtsson - 14th August 2007   [«« Reply to this]
sure, that makes sense.
steven wiil - 15th November 2006  [«« Reply to this]
can i know more the information about hacking
Arjun - 12th December 2006  [«« Reply to this]
I don't any thing about hacking but i want to know every thing about it please tell me every thing u know i know that hacking is very deep sub but will try my best to learn thanks
deeps - 16th December 2006  [«« Reply to this]
i want to know abt hackingi want material for term paper.
can u help me?
tharsini - 17th February 2007  [«« Reply to this]
i am a student of ICT in Malaysia. i am working on an assignment on hacking , can you help me if so then please let me some valuable material.
thanks.
can you answer the following questions.
what is hacking,meaning , how, why ,by what language, which software, advantage and disadvantage of hacking ect. CAn you send me the information on my email address.
srinivas - 23rd February 2007  [«« Reply to this]
hi...
im an engg student..i have an idea to do a paper on hacking.
can u please tell me what are all the important topics can i cover & please pass me some important details and if u don't mind can u pls give me few related links.....

pls help me
Peter Bengtsson - 24th February 2007   [«« Reply to this]
here's one
http://www.stallman.org/articles/on-hacking.html
andy - 9th June 2007  [«« Reply to this]
hi can youplz give me information on how to hack a hotmail acount thanks
pankaj - 18th July 2007  [«« Reply to this]
can you please tell me about "TESTING CORPORATE NETWORK SECURITY FROM HACKERS"
Alee - 24th October 2007  [«« Reply to this]
i get some information or related topics on hacking
karthik - 26th October 2007  [«« Reply to this]
i want the def'ns of both hacking and ethical hacking
francis asanab - 7th January 2008  [«« Reply to this]
i want to know how to hack
Anonymous - 10th January 2008   [«« Reply to this]
hacking the way your thinking is mostly reverse engineering, which you can learn how to do here: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Reverse_Engineering
It has a very steep learning curve though, which is why there are few who can actually do it
akhilesh yadav - 28th January 2008  [«« Reply to this]
I m akhilesh of B-tech 1St year(c.s) student I want to learn about hacking and how can I become a good hacker
please.......... help me
prasanna - 22nd February 2008  [«« Reply to this]
hie frds .. can u guies tell the diffrance betwen hacking and cracking
maninder - 29th February 2008  [«« Reply to this]
can u tell me how to hack the site
kartik - 25th March 2008  [«« Reply to this]
wat te hell hacking is???????
dev - 5th April 2008  [«« Reply to this]
what is hacking i want to know. full description
guri - 11th June 2008  [«« Reply to this]
hi im an eic eng .i want to know abt hacking..plz give full description
Victor Ho - 20th June 2008  [«« Reply to this]
can u send me some information on haking? The hacker attitude, character and behavior? Why does kacker want to hack people's computer system? Thenks for helo.
hamid22 - 29th June 2008  [«« Reply to this]
hellow i want an software wich is given in web only in demo version wich is limited in options, can you help me to have full version, i have search in all peer2peer software but it not exist
manish - 17th August 2008  [«« Reply to this]
i want detail abt hacking
Romail - 28th August 2008  [«« Reply to this]
i want to learn hacking will u plzzzzzzzzzz
zero cool - 31st August 2008  [«« Reply to this]
hahaha all these ppl wanting to know how to hack. dude listen man any real hacker knows he wouldnt and shouldnt tell anyone anything but if the guys toooo nice he might but definately not on a blog man. cum on !!! i mean i am doing a project on bank hacking need some help though.
lollypop - 14th September 2008  [«« Reply to this]
i wanna know in full details......what is the meaning of hacking and how can hacking be madecoz i really wanna know....
kedar dare - 16th September 2008  [«« Reply to this]
I m so impressed by definition of hacking.....really it is!!!
 
Name:
Email:
hide my email address.

Your email address will be encoded to prevent email-extraction spiders from reading it so you won't get spammed if you decide to show your email address.