"[deprecated] A malicious meddler who tries to discover sensitive information by poking around. Hence `password hacker', `network hacker'. The correct term for this sense is cracker."
>From your reference: Cracker = Password Hacker. I believe that is what I said. By the way, this is an old definition, I would guess from the 80s. In fact, a lot of the information on that site is pretty outdated. I should probably rephrase and expound on my thoughts from the previous email: The definitions of "Hacker" and "Cracker" have taken a turn in the past 15 years or so with the onslaught of the true computer age. Now with the influx of Pirated software and every kid on the block having a computer on their desk, more and more people are gaining knowledge that was only privy to those few who were lucky and geeky enough to be around back when you were a star for serializing Quark and passing it around. Especially now, when OSX software is based on basically an old language, and DOS has been unchanged since the beginning of time, developers are finding more and more ways to catch the illegal pirated stuff (thanks to direct connections to the internet and information packets sent to the host), and more and more people have nothing better to do than to sit and figure out a way around it. Basically, I think you would upset more than a few of the elite if you referred to them as a Cracker instead of a Hacker. And you would probably make the day of a few of the Crackers if you called them a Hacker. Again, just my 2�. =] Csaba wrote: > On 10 Oct 2002, at 16:57, Late-R wrote: > > > The reference to a "Cracker" getting access to your Mac is the wrong > > terminology. A "Hacker" is the person trying to gain access to a system. > > The Jargon File > > http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/html/entry/hacker.html > > seems to disagree with you. > > -- > Ceci n'est pas un .signature > > -- > SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
