A couple of people on this list came to an agreement that "hackers"
is appropriately understood as being for "developers."
Well. I made my decision to subscribe based on the "documentation"
here:
http://tinyurl.com/623qw
Namely:
freebsd-hackers General technical discussion
Googling "hackers" gives me 42.4 million hits.
Wikipedia gives:
* Hacker (computing) has a spectrum of meanings:
o Hacker (computer security), someone who breaks computer and
network security
o Hacker (free and open source software), a programmer in the
free software and open source movement
o Hacker (hobbyist), an enthusiastic home computer hobbyist.
Hmm.. I think I at very least belong to that third category. Personally,
I take issue with the first defintion, but the facts are that most
"laypersons" understand hackers in that way. I would say it is a
"cracker" who breaks into a computer and not a "hacker". Somebody
instilled this idea in me, I forget who.
Anyway. I won't belabor this point further here. Thank you for
your time.
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