On Wed, Jun 11, 2003 at 08:21:44PM -0700, morning_wood wrote:
perseption.
Without reiterating others' opinions, please watch what you post here,
and bearing in mind the target audience (also take into consideration
bandwidth, etc.), could you at the least proof-read your bloody drivel?
Thanks,
Why do people continue trying to argue the meaning of hacker ?
That 'battle' was lost over 10 years ago.
Get over it.
A hacker, today, is someone who participates in acts relating to
illegal activity with computers, be it phreaking or just cracking.
The english language evolves and this is
On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 01:21:48AM +1000, Darren Reed wrote:
Get over it.
A hacker, today, is someone who participates in acts relating to
illegal activity with computers, be it phreaking or just cracking.
So we need to find a new word for the old meaning.
cheers,
--
My home isn't
On Thursday 12 June 2003 12:49 pm, madsaxon wrote:
for the record, i've been saying we need to change the
nomenclature for awhile, suddenly everyone cares.
i am truly amused. i'm going to go off now and be ahead
of the curve some more.
[Since nothing appears to be off topic for this list, I
Thomas Edison was a hacker.
Alexander Grahm Bell was a hacker.
Your next door neighbor with the hot rod, he too is a hacker.
Mabey we need to change the nomenclature...?
You can be a hacker without commiting a crime, that is not the publics
perseption.
I guess we need to accecpt a different
