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'''''Hack-Tic''''' was a Dutch [[Hacker (computer security)|hacker]] [[magazine]] published between 1989 and 1994. It had a cult following and upset authorities beyond the Dutch borders.

== History ==
In 1988, a small delegation from the [[Chaos Computer Club]] in [[Hamburg]] visited [[Amsterdam]] after being invited by [[Caroline Nevejan]], who organized political events at [[Paradiso (Amsterdam)|Paradiso]] in Amsterdam. [[Rop Gonggrijp]], the magazine's later editor and publisher was at that point already rather well known as a hacker who sometimes appeared in the newspapers. Being inspired by ''[[Datenschleuder]]'' (the CCC magazine) and ''[[2600 The Hacker Quarterly]]'', Gonggrijp decided to start his own magazine. In January 1989, the first issue was published. That summer, Nevejan, Gonggrijp and [[Patrice Riemens]] organized the [[Galactic Hacker Party]] in Paradiso, Amsterdam.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://home.kpn.nl/a.dikker1/museum/rsmagtickgalacticparadiso.html|title=Computer museum tonh (Galactic Hacker Party)|work=kpn.nl}}</ref>

The magazine grew from its original circulation of 50 photocopies to several thousand printed issues. A group of authors published wide-ranging articles including "How to copy the data on the magnetic stripe of your bank card?", "How to build your own pay-TV descrambler" and at least twenty different variations of "How does one make free phone calls?" (much to the dismay of Dutch telecommunication monopoly [[KPN]], then still called '''PTT Telecommunicatie''').

But ''Hack-Tic'' was not just about hi-tech mischief: its makers sensed the upcoming importance of communications and technology and were actively involved in making sure new technology was accessible to everyone. In 1991, the foundations were laid for [[Hacktic Netwerk]], the organization which later became the ISP [[XS4ALL]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.xs4all.nl/overxs4all/wiewijzijn/|title=Ons verhaal - XS4ALL|work=xs4all.nl}}</ref> Also in 1993, ''Hack-Tic'' organized ''Hacking at the End of the Universe'' (HEU), the first outdoor hacker festival event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archief.nrc.nl/index.php/1993/Augustus/7/Overig/2/Hackers+in+de+Flevopolder|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130223010948/http://archief.nrc.nl/index.php/1993/Augustus/7/Overig/2/Hackers+in+de+Flevopolder|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-02-23|title=Zoeken|work=nrc.nl}}</ref>

In 1993 the last issue of ''Hack-Tic'' appeared. The issues are now online at XS4ALL, the ISP that grew out of Hacktic Network.

== ''Hack-Tic'' hacker events ==
{{See also|Quadrennial Dutch hacker convention}}
Even though the magazine has not been printed since 1993, the community that formed around it continues to organize large [[hacker culture]] events every four years, with visitors from a large number of countries. The last editions have been complete outdoor cities with thousands of visitors staying in tents. Visitor participation at these events has been high, leading to events which some describe as "all crew, no visitors". Recent events have had many visitor-organized "villages" and a professionally organized conference program. So far, all the events have been held in the Netherlands.

{| class="wikitable"
|+
! No.
! Date
! Full name
! Abbreviation
! Location{{ref label|copied|A|A}}
! Attendance{{ref label|copdied|A|A}}
|-
| 1st
| August 2–4, 1989
| [[Galactic Hacker Party]]
| GHP
| [[Paradiso (Amsterdam)|Paradiso]], [[Amsterdam]]
| unknown
|-
| 2nd
| August 4–6, 1993
| [[Quadrennial Dutch hacker convention#Hacking at the End of the Universe (1993)|Hacking at the End of the Universe]]
| HEU 1993
| [[Lelystad]]
| 500<ref>[https://tweakers.net/reviews/586/3/hackerconferentie-what-the-hack-begonnen-geschiedenis.html Hackerconferentie What The Hack begonnen], tweakers.net, 28 July 2005. [https://web.archive.org/web/20220504185759/https://tweakers.net/reviews/586/3/hackerconferentie-what-the-hack-begonnen-geschiedenis.html Archived] on 4 May 2022.</ref>
|-
| 3rd
| August 8–10, 1997
| [[Quadrennial Dutch hacker convention#Hacking in Progress (1997)|Hacking In Progress]]
| HIP '97
| [[Almere]]
| 1500-2500{{ref label|source|B|B}}
|-
| 4th
| August 10–12, 2001
| [[Hackers At Large]]
| HAL 2001
| [[University of Twente]], [[Enschede]]
| 2900
|-
| 5th
| July 28–31, 2005
| [[What The Hack]]
| WTH2005
| Veldersbos, [[Liempde]]
| 2500
|-
| 6th
| August 13–16, 2009
| [[Hacking at Random]]
| HAR2009
| Paasheuvel, [[Nunspeet|Vierhouten]]
| 2300<ref>[https://www.security.nl/posting/26031/Hacking+At+Random+2009 Hacking At Random 2009], security.nl, 26 August 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230720065551/https://www.security.nl/posting/26031/Hacking+At+Random+2009 Archived] on 20 July 2023.</ref>
|-
| 7th
| July 31-August 4, 2013
| [[Observe. Hack. Make.]]
| OHM2013
| Geestmerambacht, [[Oudkarspel]]
| 3000
|-
| 8th
| August 4–8, 2017
| [[Still Hacking Anyway]]
| SHA2017
| Scoutinglandgoed [[Zeewolde]]<ref>[https://sha2017.org/ SHA2017 official website]</ref>
| 3300<ref>[https://www.destentor.nl/zeewolde/3300-hackers-kamperen-in-zeewolde~a8e0b6ca/ "3300 hackers kamperen in Zeewolde"]. destentor.nl.</ref>
|-
| 9th
| July 22-26, 2022
| [[May Contain Hackers]]
| MCH2022
| Scoutinglandgoed [[Zeewolde]]
| 3500<ref>[https://www.omroepflevoland.nl/nieuws/294552/3500-hackers-bijeen-op-scoutinglandgoed-zeewolde/ "3500 hackers bijeen op Scoutinglandgoed Zeewolde "]. omroepflevoland.nl.</ref>
|-
|10th
|August 8-12, 2025
|[[Quadrennial Dutch hacker convention#What Hackers Yearn (2025)|What Hackers Yearn]]
|WHY2025
|Geestmerambacht, [[Oudkarspel]]
|
|}

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|{{note label|copied|A|A}} Information copied from Dutch Wikipedia unless mentioned otherwise
|-
|{{note label|source|B|B}} Depending on source
|}

These events have been a major source of inspiration for the [[Hackers On Planet Earth]] (HOPE) conferences organized by [[2600: The Hacker Quarterly]] in [[New York City]] as well as for the [[Chaos Communication Camp]]s held near [[Berlin]].

==See also==
=== Other notable hacker magazines ===
* ''[[2600: The Hacker Quarterly]]''
* ''Hakin9''
* ''[[Phrack]]''
* ''[[Datenschleuder]]''

=== Similar events ===
* [[DEF CON]], an annual hacker convention, held in Las Vegas, USA
* [[Chaos Communication Congress]], an annual indoor event, held in December in Germany
* [[Electromagnetic Field (festival)|Electromagnetic Field]], a bi-annually outdoor event, held in England
* [[Chaos Communication Camp]], a quadrennial outdoor event, held in August near Berlin, Germany

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://hack-tic.meulie.net/ All issues of ''Hack-Tic'']

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