Hacker culture
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| - | History of [[subculture]]s and [[underground culture]]s in the [[1960s]]. | ||
| - | In the [[1960s]], the ''beats'' (AKA ''[[beatnik]]s'') grew to be an even larger subculture, spreading around the world. Other 1960s subcultures included [[Radicalism|radical]]s, [[peacenik]]s, [[Mod (lifestyle)|mod]]s, [[rockers]], [[biker]]s, [[hippie]]s and the [[freak scene]]. One of the main transitional features between the beat scene and the hippies was the [[Merry Pranksters]]' journey across the United States with [[Neal Cassady]], in a yellow [[school bus]] named [[Furthur]]. In the USA, the hippies' big year was 1967, the so-called [[summer of love]]. | + | The '''hacker culture''' is a [[subculture]] of individuals who enjoy the intellectual challenge of creatively overcoming limitations of [[software system]]s to achieve novel and clever outcomes. |
| - | The [[rude boy]] culture originated in the ghettos of [[Jamaica]], coinciding with the popular rise of [[rocksteady]] music, dancehall celebrations and sound system dances. Rude boys dressed in the latest fashions, and many were involved with gangs and violence. This subculture then spread to the United Kingdom and other countries. | + | ==See also== |
| + | * [[Cowboy coding]]: software development without the use of strict [[software development methodologies]] | ||
| + | * [[Demoscene]] | ||
| + | * [[History of free software]] | ||
| + | * [[Maker culture]] | ||
| + | * [[Unix philosophy]] | ||
| - | The [[Mod (lifestyle)|mod subculture]] began with a few cliques of trendy teenage boys in [[London, England]] in the late 1950s, but was at its most popular during the early 1960s. Mods were were obsessed with new fashions such as slim-cut suits; and music styles such as modern jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, [[ska]], and some [[beat music]]. Many of them rode scooters. | ||
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| - | The mod and rude boy cultures both influenced the [[skinhead]] subculture of the late 1960s. The skinheads were a harder, more working class version of mods who wore basic clean-cut clothing styles and favoured ska, rocksteady, soul and early reggae music. | ||
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| - | The [[disco]] scene originated in the 1960s, with [[discothèque]]s such as the [[Whiskey A Go Go]] and [[Studio 54]]. | ||
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| - | Subcultures were often based on socializing and [[wild]] [[behavior]], but some of them were centered around [[politics]]. In the United States, these included the [[Black Panther Party|Black Panthers]] and the [[Yippie]]s. [[Allen Ginsberg]] took part in several protest movements, including those for [[gay rights]] and those against the [[Vietnam War]] and [[nuclear weapon]]s. In [[Paris, France]] in May 1968, there was a [[university]] [[student]] uprising, supported by [[Jean Paul Sartre]] and 121 other intellectuals who signed a statement asserting "the right to disobedience." The uprising brought the country to a standstill, and caused the government to call a [[general election]] rather than run the risk of being toppled from power. | ||
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| - | The [[Hacker culture]] was beginning to form in the 1960s, due to the increased usage of [[computer]]s at colleges and universities. Students who were fascinated by the possible uses of computers and other [[Technology|technologies]] began figuring out ways to make technology more freely accessible. The international anti-art movement [[Fluxus]] also had its beginnings in the 1960s, evolving out of the Beat subculture. | ||
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| - | == See also == | ||
| - | * [[Counterculture of the 1960s]] | ||
| - | * [[History of subcultures in the 20th century ]] | ||
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The hacker culture is a subculture of individuals who enjoy the intellectual challenge of creatively overcoming limitations of software systems to achieve novel and clever outcomes.
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See also
- Cowboy coding: software development without the use of strict software development methodologies
- Demoscene
- History of free software
- Maker culture
- Unix philosophy
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