Hacker Ethics

Access to computers - and anything which might teach you something about the way the world really works - should be unlimited and total. Always yield to the Hands-On Imperative!

All information should be free.

Mistrust authority - promote decentralization.

Hackers should be judged by their acting, not bogus criteria such as degrees, age, race, or position.

You can create art and beauty on a computer.

Computers can change your life for the better.

Don't litter other people's data.

Make public data available, protect private data.