Here's the abstract for the article itself[1], translated by Google:
It is now common belief that hackers are saboteurs, if not real criminals. Talking about ethical hacker can then play even ironic. This article attempts to shed light on their history, their true identity and their "philosophy", clearly distinguishing them from the cracker, illegal operators. Investigating the patterns of life and intellectual pursuits hacker, based on creativity and sharing, it is discussed to be compatible with a Christian vision of life. Without unduly compare the hacker community and Christian community, it is concluded as Christians and hackers today, in a world devoted to the logic of profit, they still have much to be, as is clear from the experience of hackers who make their faith a pulse of their creative work.
It is now common belief that hackers are saboteurs, if not real criminals. Talking about ethical hacker can then play even ironic. This article attempts to shed light on their history, their true identity and their "philosophy", clearly distinguishing them from the cracker, illegal operators. Investigating the patterns of life and intellectual pursuits hacker, based on creativity and sharing, it is discussed to be compatible with a Christian vision of life. Without unduly compare the hacker community and Christian community, it is concluded as Christians and hackers today, in a world devoted to the logic of profit, they still have much to be, as is clear from the experience of hackers who make their faith a pulse of their creative work.
[1] http://www.laciviltacattolica.it/it/quaderni/articolo/2546/e...