The Hacker Ethic

Pekka Himanen

ISBN 10: 0375505660 / ISBN 13: 9780375505669

Published by Random House, 2001

Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0375505660I4N01

Synopsis:

Explains how the fundamental principles of the hacker--in the original meaning of the word--have transformed the Internet Age by promoting the power of free and open information, rejecting rigid time divisions, and promolgated a new social model organized around the spirit of play and the economy of free exchange. 35,000 first printing.

About the Author: <b>Pekka Himanen</b> earned his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Helsinki at the age of twenty. His ongoing mapping of the meaning of technological development has brought him into dialouge with academics, artists, ministers, and CEOs. Himanen works at the University of Helsinki and at the University of California at Berkeley.<br><br><b>Linus Torvalds</b> has become one of the most respected hackers within the computer community for creating the Linux operating system in 1991 while a student at the University of Helsinki. Since then, Linux has grown into a project involving thousands of programmers and millions of users worldwide.<br><br><b>Manuel Castells</b> is a professor of sociology at the University of California at Berkeley. He is the author of the highly acclaimed trilogy The

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Hacker Ethic
Publisher: Random House
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket