Date: Sat, 3 Jul 1999 11:31:40 -0500 From: "G. Adam Stanislav" <adam@whizkidtech.net> To: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> Cc: Bill Fumerola <billf@chc-chimes.com>, haodongpan@netease.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: how to start to be a hacker? Message-ID: <19990703113140.B220@whizkidtech.net> In-Reply-To: <377DB95C.448E4227@softweyr.com>; from Wes Peters on Sat, Jul 03, 1999 at 01:18:52AM -0600 References: <Pine.HPP.3.96.990702075306.20843F-100000@hp9000.chc-chimes.com> <377DB95C.448E4227@softweyr.com>
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On Sat, Jul 03, 1999 at 01:18:52AM -0600, Wes Peters wrote: > > > You either are a hacker, or you are not. It is not something someone else > > > can teach you. > > > > This deserves a FAQ entry. What an awesome response. > > But it's certainly NOT something that you just are, either. You have to > have talent, but you also have to have experience. This is most often > done by a mentor. If you have the innate curiosity mentioned in my message, you will obtain experience whether you have a mentor or not. Experience is best obtained by trying things. It cannot be imparted by anyone else (although, it can be encouraged). Adam To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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