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a controversial statement designed to elicit discussion. I am of the opinion that for a site called Hacker News, most people here seem complacent to emprofit a

by riffic 16y ago

a controversial statement designed to elicit discussion. I am of the opinion that for a site called Hacker News, most people here seem complacent to emprofit a company that locks you into their walled garden, meanwhile giving the finger to choice enablers that do the same exact thing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_ethic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_ethic

glhaynes 16y ago
I never voted for that formulation of the "Hacker ethic"... certainly not in any binding way. :)
- riffic 16y ago
  And I never signed the Social contract, but it is a philosophical concept that is well accepted by third parties.