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From: neveu@lll-crg.ARPA (Charles Neveu)
Newsgroups: net.college
Subject: Re: Programming vs. marks vs. initiative vs. hackers...
Message-ID: <331@lll-crg.ARPA>
Date: Wed, 12-Dec-84 13:22:42 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 12 13:22:42 1984
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> While some may say they don't want to hire those hacks because they are
> unreliable, guess who's out there starting their own firms?
> 
> Guys like Bill Gates and Peter Jennings were hacks.  Steve Wozniak,
> and Bill Seiler.  Bob Frankston & Dan Bricklin.  Johann George.
> Even Mitch Kapor and many others.  In fact just about all the really
> successful programs out got started by hacks.   So let's not shut
> off the world's supply.
> 
> Brad Templeton, Looking Glass Software Ltd. - Waterloo, Ontario 519/884-7473

I think we have to define "hacker" before this discussion continues.
Let's have some definitions of "hacker" posted and see if we are all
talking about the same thing.

			Charles Neveu

"I don't know much about science, but I know what I like."