On Thu, 2008-12-11 at 11:05 -0500, tedd wrote: > At 10:12 AM -0500 12/10/08, APseudoUtopia wrote: > >On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 10:03 AM, tedd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > In my mind, hacking a site (without doing damage) is a good introduction > > to > > > a client. > >> > > > >*Ahem*....You mean 'cracking'? :-P > > > *Ahem*... You mean to stick your tongue out at me? That's one > definitions of using :-P > > You see, there's all sorts of definitions for everything. > > When I say "Hack a site" I mean to do something to get the site to > provide an unintended result as expected by the author. > > Much like using CSS "Hacks" to get browsers to do something that was > not intended by the original designers. > > On the other hand, my understanding of "cracking" means to "crack" > some type of encryption. Thus, the reason why I did not say "cracking > the site" instead of "hacking the site".
Cracking is not just about encryption. It's about bypassing any kind of measure put in place to prevent someone from doing something. Hacking on the other hand does not embody this principle, although hacking may be employed to achieve cracking. Just because pop culture is completely ignorant to the difference, doesn't mean you as a member of the community need to jump on board and bleat like a sheep. If you intend to misuse hacker, then you should at least provide more detail such as white-, grey-, or black-hat. Cheers, Rob. -- http://www.interjinn.com Application and Templating Framework for PHP -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
