If programmers deserve to be rewarded for creating innovative programs, by the same token they deserve to be punished if they restrict the use of these programs.
Richard StallmanThe desire to be rewarded for one's creativity does not justify depriving the world in general of all or part of that creativity.
Richard StallmanIf you want to accomplish something in the world, idealism is not enough - you need to choose a method that works to achieve the goal.
Richard StallmanIt is hard to write a simple definition of something as varied as hacking, but I think what these activities have in common is playfulness, cleverness, and exploration. Thus, hacking means exploring the limits of what is possible, in a spirit of playful cleverness. Activities that display playful cleverness have "hack value".
Richard Stallman