Being able to break security doesn't make you a hacker anymore than be…

Eric S. Raymond
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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 (2001). The Cathedral & the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary, p.196, O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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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 (2001). The Cathedral & the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary, p.196, O'Reilly Media, Inc.

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