Being able to break security doesn't make you a hacker anymore than being able to hotwire cars makes you an automotive engineer.

— Eric S. Raymond, How to Become a Hacker (2007)

Source: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html#what_is

From the 'What Is a Hacker?' section of How to Become a Hacker (2007).

Topics: programming, security