Richard Stallman Quote

The hacker ethic refers to the feelings of right and wrong, to the ethical ideas this community of people had — that knowledge should be shared with other people who can benefit from it, and that important resources should be utilized rather than wasted.


MEME 2.04, an interview with David S. Bennahum (1996)[memex.org]


The hacker ethic refers to the feelings of right and wrong, to the ethical ideas this community of people had — that knowledge should be shared...

The hacker ethic refers to the feelings of right and wrong, to the ethical ideas this community of people had — that knowledge should be shared...

The hacker ethic refers to the feelings of right and wrong, to the ethical ideas this community of people had — that knowledge should be shared...

The hacker ethic refers to the feelings of right and wrong, to the ethical ideas this community of people had — that knowledge should be shared...