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The hacker ethic, and the spirit of the information age / Pekka Himanen.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: Spanish Publication details: New York : Random House, 2001.Edition: 1st edDescription: xvii, 232 p. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 0375505660
  • 9780375505669
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 174/.90904 21
LOC classification:
  • QA 76.9 H657h 2001
Online resources:
Contents:
Prologue : what makes hackers tick? a.k.a. Linus's Law / Linus Torvalds -- pt. 1. The work ethic -- ch. 1. The hacker work ethic -- ch. 2. Time is money? -- pt. 2. The money ethic -- ch. 3. Money as a motive -- ch. 4. The academy and the monastery -- pt. 3. The nethic -- ch. 5. From netiquette to a nethic -- ch. 6. The spirit of informationalism -- t Conclusion -- ch. 7. Rest -- Epilogue : informationalism and the network society / Manuel Castells.
Summary: Examines the ethos of the information age as represented by the values of the original computer hackers--enthusiastic programmers who share their work with others in a spirit of openness and cooperation.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) QA 76.9 H657h 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000068842

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-232).

Prologue : what makes hackers tick? a.k.a. Linus's Law / Linus Torvalds --
pt. 1. The work ethic --
ch. 1. The hacker work ethic --
ch. 2. Time is money? --
pt. 2. The money ethic --
ch. 3. Money as a motive --
ch. 4. The academy and the monastery --
pt. 3. The nethic --
ch. 5. From netiquette to a nethic --
ch. 6. The spirit of informationalism --
t Conclusion --
ch. 7. Rest --
Epilogue : informationalism and the network society / Manuel Castells.

Examines the ethos of the information age as represented by the values of the original computer hackers--enthusiastic programmers who share their work with others in a spirit of openness and cooperation.

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