What is a hackathon?
AnswerAn event where people build projects in a short time
Hackathons are time-boxed building events.
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7 fact-checked facts about hacker culture and computing history, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
What is open-source software?
AnswerSoftware whose source code is available to study and modify
Open-source licenses let people view, change and share code.
Going deeper
Who founded the GNU Project in 1983?
AnswerRichard Stallman
Stallman announced GNU to create a free Unix-like system.
Which book by Steven Levy popularized the 'hacker ethic'?
AnswerHackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution
Levy's 1984 book described the hacker ethic.
What is the Jargon File?
AnswerA glossary of hacker slang
It began in 1975 as a collection of hacker terms.
Expert level
Which early computer game was created at MIT in 1962?
AnswerSpacewar!
Spacewar! was written for the PDP-1 by Steve Russell and others.
On which MIT computer was much early hacker culture built?
AnswerPDP-1
The DEC PDP-1 arrived at MIT in 1961 and became a hacker favorite.
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