| One of the
more well-known pastimes at MIT is hacking. Hackers explore
roofs and tunnels, pull
creative pranks called hacks, and
generally look at the campus from an unusual perspective.
Being a good hacker requires curiosity, skill, and
a decent dose of creativity. Unfortunately, the skills
required to be a hacker can be used for less innocuous purposes, and carelessness at the wrong time can be dangerous.
The hacking community at MIT
takes very seriously their responsibility to train
new hackers in safe and appropriate behaviour patterns. Malicious or
irresponsible behavior will result in problems for all
hackers. Therefore, some of the first things new arrivals learn are Hacking Ethics.
The rules, in brief:
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