Learn How To Become A Free Software Hacker With Simple Programming Skills!   



 Free software is the most popular trend, not just for programming though. While knowing a programming language is quite important, if you follow some simple tips, then you can become a free software hacker too. Here are the steps:





Step 1: 

You need a good Unix distribution as GNU or Linux is the most popular system for hacking.

Step 2: 

Learn how to use the command line as you can utilise Unix like systems with command lines fully.

Step 3: 

The more you will learn about programming languages, the more you'll grow. You should know at least one system language like C and Java and one scripting language like Python, Ruby and Perl.

Step 4: 

Learn Eclipse to increase your productivity.

Step 5: 

Learn to use advanced editors like VI or Emacs.

Step 6: 

Version control learning will also prove beneficial for you in order to create and apply patches.

Step 7: 

You can also find a small free software project which you can use easily with your experience.

Step 8: 

If you have already selected a project then you need to contact the administrator for the same.

Step 9: 

After working on the project for several months and learning every bit of it, aim for something bigger, like your own Free software or open source project.

Step 10: 

Don't be afraid of the shortcomings and go for conferences to improve your skills and keep doing research on the web.

Step 11: 

Complete your project, perform some automatic tests and meet some real-time hackers to learn about the ethical tricks.

Step 12: 

For better understanding, involve in a practical development work of a free software project and your useful skills will be enough to bring out the hacker from you.

Courtesy: wikiHow 
Ref:
Sanchari Banerjee, EFYTIMES News Network