Eric S. Raymond describes "The Hacker Attitude":
1. The world is full of fascinating problems waiting to be solved.
2. No problem should ever have to be solved twice.
3. Boredom and drudgery are evil.
4. Freedom is good.
5. Attitude is no substitute for competence.
( http://tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html )