The Hackers Work Ethic Summary:
“The hacker finds programming intrinsically interesting, exiting, and joyous.”
“Hackers program because programming challenges are intrinsic interest to them. Problems related to programming arouse curiosity in the hacker and make him eager to learn more.”
Hacker Life-style: “Hackers can do almost anything and be a hacker. You can be a hacker carpenter. It’s not necessarily high tech. I think it has to do with craftsmanship and caring about what you’re doing.”
“Flesh-life”: Outside of their jobs they continue their joyfulness
Example: riding naked on horseback
Summary:
People once believed that technological advances would somehow make our lives less work centered. But in reality “work is, and will be for the foreseeable future, the nucleus of people’s life.”
Before the protestant ethics:
The answer to the purpose of life was Sunday
Viewed work as punishment
Believed that in Hell you had to complete useless work
Protestant ethics: " It is an obligation which the individual is supposed to feel and does feel towards the content of his professional activity, no matter whether it appears on the surface as a utilization of his personal powers, or only of his material possessions.”
Turned work into a blessing not a punishment
Himenan believes that the hackers work ethics resembles more pre-protestant work ethic. ”Hackers want to realize their passions, and they are ready to accept that the pursuit even of interesting tasks may not always be unmitigated bliss."
Hackers realize that all of the job might not be joyful but it is necessary. Even though its not all perfect hacking is still their passion.
May the Source Be With You “We live in a world with ‘free’ content, and this freedom is not an imperfection.” Listening to music, watching movies, and telling jokes all without the permission of the directors.
Monopolies are copyrighting for the sake of their own interest and not for the good of society. “Before the monopoly should be permitted, there must be reason to believe it will do some good-for society, and not just for a monopoly holders.”
Lawrence Lessig’s believes that dated codes should be free to the public. While the public is able to freely view other sources, it is illegal to access source codes.
Summary:
The Open Source Movement is comprised of individuals who believe that software should be produced altruistically. This approach to software development allows anyone to obtain and modify open source codes. (ex: Cassandra)
Lessig is proposing that Congress creates an incentive for companies to donate their codes to conservancy, so that others can use the outdated codes to produce an updated version.
“The consequence of this enclosure is a stifling of creativity and innovation.”
Google Wave
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDu2A3WzQpo
Discussion
Is using material created by other producers considered theft?
Do you agree with Lessig and the Open Source Movement? Is open source needed to improve and advance the Web?
If hackers didn’t exist do you think that technology would be as advanced as it is today?
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