On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 01:04:55AM -0500, harrismh777 wrote: > Westley Martínez wrote: > >But really, hack > >> >has always been a negative term. It's original definition is chopping, > >> >breaking down, kind of like chopping down the security on someone elses > >> >computer. Now I don't know where the term originally came from, but the > >> >definition the media uses is quite a fair use. > > > Not so much... > > ... the term hacker was coined at the MIT lab back in the days of > the PDP-10 /11. We can thank RMS, and friends. > > > http://stallman.org/cgi-bin/showpage.cgi?path=/articles/on-hacking.html&term=hacking&type=norm&case=0 > > > RMS coined the term "Cracker" for the pejorative use. > > Hackers cause no harm; ever. Hackers are elegant ethical people > who love the craft for the sake of the craft and the beauty of their > art. > > Hackers do have a disdain for "Herbert," (if you're a Trek-ie you > know what I mean) ...and hackers love to taunt Herbert... > > Herbert...! Herbert...! Herbert...! > > /\ > / \ > ---- > > Hackers are free and insist on freedom. Hackers would rather count > on their fingers than be forced to use proprietary closed systems > and software. Hackers have no use for IBM, nor Microsoft. (nor > google) > > > I am and forever will be a joyful hacker.... :) > > > > > PS The media is clueless... (Herbert... Herbert... Herbert...) > > > >
Well I guess that means I'm no hacker. I love IBM and Microsoft (and Google, too ^_^). So what would you call me? A developer? I'm unemployed. A cracker? Well I do like to exploit website's security and occasionally social engineer my friends' e-mail accounts. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list