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                    The Hacker Manifesto
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1986
Loyd Blankenship / USA
Link: http://phrack.org/issues/7/3.html

A short but legendary text describing
the philosophy and mindset of early
hackers.

Written after the author was arrested
by the US Secret Service, the manifesto
was later published in the underground
hacker magazine Phrack.

The document presents hacking as a form
of intellectual curiosity rather than
criminal activity, emphasizing
exploration, knowledge, and freedom
of information.

It became one of the most widely quoted
texts in hacker culture.