from
Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)
Share and enjoy!
imp.
1. Commonly found at the end of software release announcements and
{README file}s, this phrase indicates allegiance to the hacker ethic
of free information sharing (see {hacker ethic}, sense 1).
2. The motto of the complaints division of Sirius Cybernetics
Corporation (the ultimate gaggle of incompetent {suit}s) in Douglas
Adams's Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The irony of using this as
a cultural recognition signal appeals to hackers.