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true hacker

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(person)true hacker - (By analogy with "trufan" from SF fandom) One who exemplifies the primary values of hacker culture, especially competence and helpfulness to other hackers. A high compliment. "He spent 6 hours helping me bring up UUCP and netnews on my FOOBAR 4000 last week - manifestly the act of a true-hacker".

Compare demigod, opposite: munchkin.


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A true hacker is interested in digging deep to see what really makes computer systems tick, they are mostly not malicious, he added.
Also, there are times when the attack is simply to prove to the administrator of the system that there is a hole and true hackers will simply gain access, then try to assess what kind of rights they managed to acquire, then disconnect from the remote machine and write the admin on what they did to get entry and what measures could be taken to prevent other people from doing the same thing later.
The books in the series, which includes "Linux Server Hacks," "Google Hacks," and "Mac OS X Hacks," are written in the spirit of true hackers -- the people who drive innovation and appropriately apply ingenuity.
 
 
 
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