You have entered my hackerdom introduction page (hip). Here you find links to many (but certainly not all) interesting sources on the subject of hackers, hacking and hackerdom. That includes the very definition (or what comes closest to that), essays from the subculture itself, links to common software sites (concerning gnu/linux or other interesting software) and related stuff.

What it should do? Well, I hope it helps you to gain access to the idea of the subcultural phenomenon "hackers" and their history which has fascinated and inspired me very much.

I wouldn't actually call myself a hacker but I'm a geek, computer enthusiast, hobby programmer and researcher who has a long and deep relationship to the world of computers. That's why I created a german web project on the topic of academics hackers and free software. I'm also writing a sci-fi story (working title "Hacker's Guide to future"), both of which are linked on the hip.

This is a first version of the hip and I'll probably add more stuff at some point.