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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>true-hacker</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../T.html" title="T"/><link rel="previous" href="troughie.html" title="troughie"/><link rel="next" href="tty.html" title="tty"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">true-hacker</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="troughie.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">T</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="tty.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="true-hacker"/><dt xmlns="" id="true-hacker"><b>true-hacker</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> [analogy with ‘trufan’ from SF fandom] One who
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exemplifies the primary values of hacker culture, esp. competence and
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helpfulness to other hackers. A high compliment. “<span class="quote">He spent 6 hours
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helping me bring up UUCP and netnews on my FOOBAR 4000 last week —
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manifestly the act of a true-hacker.</span>” Compare
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<a href="../D/demigod.html"><i class="glossterm">demigod</i></a>, oppose
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