Hackers are tinkerers. They like to understand how things work, and want to make their own improvements or modifications. Hackers often disagree with authority, including parents, employers, social customs and laws. They often seek to circumvent authority they disagree with. Hackers disagree with each other.
Different hackers have different values, and come from all backgrounds.
This means that what one hacker is opposed to might be embraced by another. Hackers are persistent, and are willing to devote hours, days and years to pursuing their individual passions. This Code is not to prescribe how hackers act. Instead, it is to help us to recognize our own diversity and identify. Every hacker must make his or her own decisions about what is right or wrong, and some might do things they believe are illegal, amoral or anti-social to achieve higher goals.