Here are some of my largely unstructured thoughts on various topics. Many are for CSE40842 and explore themes about hacking, open source, and the history of the modern software landscape.
I read the following books:
Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution
Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age
The Cathedral and the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary
Just For Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary