> a person who writes code because he enjoys it is a hacker. A person who > breaks sites is a cracker. 'ethical hacking' is a term coined by a > notorious conman called Ankit Fadia - and he makes a lot of money out of > taking people for a ride. More here:
Please stop bashing Ankit Fadia. This list had an obsession with bashing a giant software company before. Then there was a brief vendetta against this guy who wrote a book on learning C. Now the new trend seems to be bringing up this kid at any mention of "hacking." How about hate the sin and not the sinner? FYI, "Ethical hacking" is a term coined by IBM and not Ankit Fadia. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Hat] You make it sound as though hackers only make code and crackers only break code. Hackers (the meaning implied by ESR) are software enthusiasts. A cracker can ALSO be an enthusiast, can have the same zeal as that of a "hacker". A black hat hacker is one who does hacking for malicious intents, a white hat (or ethical) one is who does it with the intent of expanding knowledge or within legal bounds. Unless you give me a better explanation, I am not convinced by your arguments. At the end, it's all about he said, she said. Sharad -- Mailing list guidelines and other related articles: http://lug-iitd.org/Footer
