True, however there are many words that have more than one usage. >From www.Dictionary.com :
1. A thin crisp wafer or biscuit, usually made of unsweetened dough. 2. One that cracks, especially: a) A firecracker. b) A small cardboard cylinder covered with decorative paper that holds candy or a party favor and pops when a paper strip is pulled at one or both ends and torn. c) The apparatus used in the cracking of petroleum. d) One who makes unauthorized use of a computer, especially to tamper with data or programs. 3. Offensive. a) Used as a disparaging term for a poor white person of the rural, especially southeast United States. b) Used as a disparaging term for a white person. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 12:56 To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: [U2] RE: CPU Hi-Jackers .... really now .... "cracker" is a derogatory term for a WASP or white person. > -----Original Message----- > From: Wendy Smoak [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 10:40 AM > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: Re: [U2] SOX question (United States only, I believe) > > On 7/19/06, Horn, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > To distinguish from "hacker" who is someone who breaks into systems > > for fun and the challenge of it. A "cracker" does it for malicious > > purposes. > > Nope. Hacker is not a pejorative term... it's properly applied to > people who "make stuff work" often for fun. > > * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker > > See also: > Care and Feeding of your Hacker > http://web.demigod.org/~zak/geek/hack.shtml > > 0.0: Won't my hacker break into my computer and steal my trade > secrets? > > No. Hackers aren't, contrary to media reporting, the people who > break into computers. Those are crackers. Hackers are people who enjoy > playing with computers. Your hacker may occasionally circumvent > security measures, but this is not malicious; she just does it when > the security is in her way, or because she's curious. > > The Cathedral and the Bazaar > http://www.catb.org/esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/ > > -- > Wendy > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
