[H-GEN] Re: [H-ANNOUNCE] The New Hackers Dictionary

[Christopher Biggs]

Paul Gearon <pag at server.ats.com.au> moved upon the face of the 'Net and spake thusly:

> As per suggestion from Robert and Andre, I am posting the details of this
> marvelous book:
> 
> The New Hacker's Dictionary (2nd edition)
> compiled by Eric S. Raymond
> The MIT Press
> ISBN 0-262-18154-1
> 
> It is a hardcopy version of the Jargon file (ver 3.0.0) and is well worth
> the read.  There are several online copies, but the hardcopy version is
> worthwhile having.  It contains definitions which describe the history and 
> culture of "hackers" and at the same time is extremely ammusing.
> 

For the {tree-friendly,wired,cheap} among us, try

ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/jarg400.txt.gz

for the most recent version of the Jargon File, of which the series of
"Hacker's Dictionary" books are merely periodic snapshots.

Chris.

p.s. s/ammusing/amusing/g

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