http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_(programmer_subculture) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_(programmer_subculture) "A hacker is someone who loves to progr

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_(programmer_subculture) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_(programmer_subculture) "A hacker is someone who loves to program or who enjoys playful cleverness, or a combination of the two. The act of engaging in activities (such as programming or other media) in a spirit of playfulness and exploration is termed hacking. However the defining characteristic of a hacker is not the activities performed themselves (e.g. programming), but the manner in which it is done: Hacking entails some form of excellence, for example exploring the limits of what is possible, thereby doing something exciting and meaningful." http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/meaning-of-hack.html http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/meaning-of-hack.html "Hacking might be characterized as ‘an appropriate application of ingenuity’. Whether the result is a quick-and-dirty patchwork job or a carefully crafted work of art, you have to admire the cleverness that went into it." Although it is popular to call just about anyone creating products in IT a hacker nowadays, the term did have a meaning once and more people should know about it.