Date: Sat, 03 Jul 1999 01:18:52 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Bill Fumerola <billf@chc-chimes.com> Cc: "G. Adam Stanislav" <adam@whizkidtech.net>, haodongpan@netease.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: how to start to be a hacker? Message-ID: <377DB95C.448E4227@softweyr.com> References: <Pine.HPP.3.96.990702075306.20843F-100000@hp9000.chc-chimes.com>
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Bill Fumerola wrote:
>
> On Fri, 2 Jul 1999, G. Adam Stanislav wrote:
>
> > On Thu, Jul 01, 1999 at 08:17:59AM -0700, haodongpan@netease.com wrote:
> > > I know the basic admin knowledge of UNIX,perl,cgi,c
> > > how to become a hacker?
> >
> > 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.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
http://softweyr.com/ wes@softweyr.com
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