True-hacker

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true-hacker
Usage: n.
Derivation: Analogy with `trufan' from SF fandom
Antonym(s): munchkin

See Also: demigod, munchkin


true-hacker: n.

[analogy with `trufan' from SF fandom] One who exemplifies the primary values of hacker culture, esp. competence and helpfulness to other hackers. A high compliment. "He spent 6 hours helping me bring up UUCP and netnews on my FOOBAR 4000 last week -- manifestly the act of a true-hacker." Compare demigod, oppose munchkin.

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Source: true-hacker, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.


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