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Once the province of people associated with learning more about computers,
the term "hacking" has been pretty much decimated as any sort of helpful
label. If a person is "hacking", they could be working with computer hardware,
breaking into some insecure web site, or creating an absolutely fantastic
piece of software. The meaning is left up in the air, and in the case of
this directory, simply means any files written by people that try and bring
clarity or insight into technology.
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The term is now completely politicized, and not recommended as a job
description or project goal. However, it just can't shake the romantic
mythos behind it, so we can expect a lot of "hacking" to keep happening,
as long as computers are around.
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