In my interpretation of the hacker spirit, hackers don't complain, they do stuff.
What a hacker would do when faced with hostility would be to work around it, in a way that is clever and efficient. Maybe replicate the functionality of an online service with open source software and some glue, use a proxy to block annoyances, use scrapping techniques to extract the data you want, etc...
Showing a Clippy avatar is nothing like that. It doesn't solve a problem, it demands that others fix the problem for you, but hackers don't ask, they take the matter in their own hands. And the Clippy character, it is trying to help, hackers don't need help. They may take whatever help they get, but if they don't get it, they can figure it out by themselves. They are not well known for giving help either, they can, but unlike Clippy, they are not going to do your job and expect involvement on your part. The focus is on solving problems using the resources they have at their disposal.
Ironic since the initiative has been launched by Louis Rossman, who I consider a true hacker. He started getting known by posting YouTube video of him ranting and fixing Macbooks. He has an unauthorized repair business, and the way he got these computers working, mostly using standard electronic workshop equipment, gray market parts and a working brain is a very "hacker" thing. However it seems like he went from repairing stuff with some ranting to full time ranting.
What a hacker would do when faced with hostility would be to work around it, in a way that is clever and efficient. Maybe replicate the functionality of an online service with open source software and some glue, use a proxy to block annoyances, use scrapping techniques to extract the data you want, etc...
Showing a Clippy avatar is nothing like that. It doesn't solve a problem, it demands that others fix the problem for you, but hackers don't ask, they take the matter in their own hands. And the Clippy character, it is trying to help, hackers don't need help. They may take whatever help they get, but if they don't get it, they can figure it out by themselves. They are not well known for giving help either, they can, but unlike Clippy, they are not going to do your job and expect involvement on your part. The focus is on solving problems using the resources they have at their disposal.
Ironic since the initiative has been launched by Louis Rossman, who I consider a true hacker. He started getting known by posting YouTube video of him ranting and fixing Macbooks. He has an unauthorized repair business, and the way he got these computers working, mostly using standard electronic workshop equipment, gray market parts and a working brain is a very "hacker" thing. However it seems like he went from repairing stuff with some ranting to full time ranting.