Hacker Emblem Glider Badge

The Hacker Emblem was first proposed in October 2003 by Eric S. Raymond, claiming a need for a uniting and recognizable symbol for his perception of hacker culture. This does not refer to the hackers breaking into computers, but to the hacker culture around BSD, MIT, GNU, Linux, Perl, etc. that is, the community around free software and open source.

Raymond has said that one does not claim to be a hacker by displaying this emblem, but suggests that "by using this emblem, you express sympathy with hackers' goals, hackers' values, and the hacker way of living".

The image itself is a representation of a glider formation in Conway's Game of Life.

The badges for sale here on our website are 1 inch (25mm) button badges (also known as pinback buttons, pinback badges or pins). These are the most popular size & type of badge. Our badges are traditional pinback style badges with a copper pin fastening on the rear.

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