Oh yeah, eesh, I almost forgot, when I was a
windoze user, I heard the term hacker used
and I thought it meant devoted programmer,
which I was used to hearing in my unix days
(I was only 5 but learning, then my dad
changed computer systems, no more unix,
for a long time-- DOH!)
and I heard "hacker" being used in the
"wrong" way and I soon learned that
in the windoze world, it is used to mean
cracker, just as -- yech!! "software author"
is used to mean -- ahem -- *Programmer*.
Just my opinion, but I can't stand it when
someone calls a programmer a
"software author" it is demeaning.
anyway back to some hacking??
Gotta learn some more C---
On Sun, 01 Oct 2000, Mark Weaver wrote:
> You are both very correct, however, I used to the term "hacker" because
> this "is" a newbie list and most people readily understand the term more
> quickly than they do "cracker."
>
> --
> Mark
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> On Sat, 30 Sep 2000, Austin L. Denyer wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > > Sorry for butting in with a dumb question,
> > > isn't a hacker, like you said, a very passionate
> > > and devoted programmer ----- BUT
> > >
> > > Isn't a *cracker* is someone who breaks into
> > > computers maliciously?
> > >
> > > Please update my database if the info
> > > I typed is not correct.
> >
> > You are correct Sir. I just wish that more people (especially the mass
> > media) could understand the difference...
> >
> > A hacker can be justifiably proud of himself.
> >
> > A cracker is generally a wannabe hacker, but without the skills to make the
> > grade.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ozz.
> >
> >
> >
> >
