Hackers
have been known to mankind since the birth of computers. They have been the
people who want to go against the system. As a matter of fact they have also
been the people who have introduced new models of thinking and solving
problems. Nowadays after hearing word hacker people tend to imagine a hunched
young man with no ability to communicate with the society and some odd interest
in machines. But if you let the thought sink into you. People called hackers
are extremely intelligent in their field of endeavour and i think that people
with similar habits have existed among us from the beginning of the ages. As
one bright example I would like to point out a scientist, Alan Turing, the breaker of
Enigma machine. I
must confess I haven’t read any biography literature nor have I had any keen
interest in his life, all my reference is thanks to the movie.
During his work at Bletchley
Park he expressed innovative approach to great mystery in the face of Enigma
machine. He handpicked his teammembers. Working hours where not fixed, as
contrary they were working non stop since lives where at stake. And at the end
he simply noticed a loophole in the code of Enigma. Although he is not a prime
example of modern hacker I believe that at his time he would be called so. And
he suits perfectly under Eric Raymonds based criteria.
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