The Hacker's Code

"A hacker of the Old Code."

• Hackers come and go, but a great hack is forever.

• Public goods belong to the public.*

• Software hoarding is evil.
  Software does the greatest good given to the greatest number.

• Don't be evil.

• Sourceless software sucks.

• People have rights.
  Organizations live on sufferance.

• Governments are organizations.

• If it is wrong when citizens do it,
  it is wrong when governments do it.

• Information wants to be free.
  Information deserves to be free.

• Being legal doesn't make it right.

• Being illegal doesn't make it wrong.

• Subverting tyranny is the highest duty.

• Trust your technolust!