In as much as hacking is asking what other uses might be found for a tool, it is an attitude, and is often an example of a broader philosophical position. A hacker is often the type of person who simply cannot avoid wanting to explore the alternative possibilities of a situation; to ask "what if?".
Hacking is certainly a linear extension of my philosophy, never to accept on face value what others offer me, even so far as to accept the narrow limits of a tool's defined function.
And, like it or not, it's just cool!
... is that a profitable business model is a priviledge, not a right. Complain as they might, there is nothing to stop a business model from becoming redundant or unprofitable. I'm sure Kodak, Ilford, etc. are annoyed by digital camera, but such is life.
If they were dinosaurs, they'd bitch about asteroids.
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In as much as hacking is asking what other uses might be found for a tool, it is an attitude, and is often an example of a broader philosophical position. A hacker is often the type of person who simply cannot avoid wanting to explore the alternative possibilities of a situation; to ask "what if?". Hacking is certainly a linear extension of my philosophy, never to accept on face value what others offer me, even so far as to accept the narrow limits of a tool's defined function. And, like it or not, it's just cool!
... is that a profitable business model is a priviledge, not a right. Complain as they might, there is nothing to stop a business model from becoming redundant or unprofitable. I'm sure Kodak, Ilford, etc. are annoyed by digital camera, but such is life. If they were dinosaurs, they'd bitch about asteroids.