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The hacker ethic and the spirit of the information age

by Pekka Himanen, Linus Torvalds, Manuel Castells

An examination of the ethos of the information age through the collaborative values of early computer programmers, exploring their spirit of openness and cooperation.

Accession 19752 ISBN 0436205505 Publisher —
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Pekka Himanen, Linus Torvalds, Manuel Castells
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