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The Hacker Ethic

2001 essay by Pekka Himanen
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The Hacker Ethic

Summary

The Hacker Ethic is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Hacker Ethic authored Pekka Himanen[3].
  • The Hacker Ethic's instance of is recorded as written work[4].
  • The Hacker Ethic's genre is essay[5].
  • The Hacker Ethic's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • The Hacker Ethic was released on January 30, 2001[7].
  • The Hacker Ethic's has edition or translation is recorded as The Hacker Ethic[8].
  • The Hacker Ethic's has edition or translation is recorded as Q141196195[9].
  • The Hacker Ethic's main subject is hacker ethic[10].
  • The Hacker Ethic's title is recorded as The Hacker Ethic and the Spirit of the Information Age[11].

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Designation and Status

The Hacker Ethic's instance of is recorded as written work[4].

Why It Matters

The Hacker Ethic ranks in the top 8% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Pekka Himanen

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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