Re: [Trisquel-users] How to become a hacker?

[davidpgil]

I definitely don't think of myself as a hacker, but in a nutshell I think its  
about trying to do something difficult by using your ingenuity, research and  
experimentation in order to solve something. I spent a very long time  
admiring programmers and who could do really amazing stuff with apprently so  
little effort and just idolizing their "genius", but in my view its all about  
taking that logical stuep forward and making some really good attempts and  
efforts. In the end you just may find that by definition you are a hacker.  
The other aspect of course is that your solution may not be elegant or "by  
the books" but it works and you can walk around feeling proud that you are  
capable of more than you initially thought you were capable of. There are  
even books these days you can buy in order to learn hacking, but I think true  
hacking is more of an investigation, which is why its often percieved as  
being geeky. Good luck on the journey, I'm on my way too.