Re: Boycott O'Reilly


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Re: Boycott O'Reilly

by castaway (Parson)

on Jan 22, 2004 at 11:25 UTC ( [id://323152]=note: print w/replies, xml )

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Assuming you're against it because you're of the opinion that 'hacker' means 'bad guy', try reading up on the subject .. (yeah, all links from ESR, such is life).

In short, a hacker is just a programmer.. *Cracker*s on the other hand, are people who break into things..

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Re: Boycott O'Reilly
by Abigail-II (Bishop) on Jan 22, 2004 at 11:38 UTC

Assuming you're against it because you're of the opinion that 'hacker' means 'bad guy', try reading up on the subject .. (yeah, all links from ESR, such is life).

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For many people "hacker" means "bad guy". Regardless how much ESR writes, that means that (the|a) meaning of "hacker" is what "cracker" means as well.

Abigail

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