On 22 Nov 2001 08:25:48PM +0800, Orlando Andico ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) said: > > we seem to commonly see as a horrid misuse of the term hacker. I cc'd the > To be perfectly honest, "methinks Jijo doth protest too much." > The public -- which is what Oliva and Alarilla care about -- don't make a > distinction, and to them the common-usage term is "hacker."
Well, I wouldn't quite say horrid. And you're right, most people don't really care about these things. Still, I kinda like being part of this weird culture thingy. Hacker I tend to shy away from, as it's a little strange to call yourself one, but I definitely like 'geek', despite all of its negative connotations.. =) <laugh> Term of insult from other people, fun, quirky way to refer to myself for me. Whatever. But I still think a distinction should be made. It's not a big thing, but it's one of those subtle differences that make people feel better about themselves. =) I know I'd think that a paper that doesn't use 'hacker' indiscriminately might be a bit higher on the clue scale, and it means I get fewer weird looks from people when I say I'd been happily hacking on some little thingamajig... [hacking as in working on an extremely inelegant or elegant solution... =) ] -- Sacha Chua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 3 BS CS geek =) Ateneo Cervini-Eliazo Networks (ACENT) tel: 63(2) 426-6001 loc 5925 BOFH excuse #9: doppler effect _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
