A brief intro about hacking culture

Although the title of this web book sounds very wannabe, I consider this text by Eric Steven Raymond an excellent way to know more about hacking (more about the culture that the action itself), and it's an excellent guide to find start points in order to become one, don't hesitate in expending  a little time at least to check:

http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html