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Date:      Fri, 02 Jun 2000 14:36:14 +0200
From:      "Alessandro de Manzano" <demanzano@playstos.com>
To:        "freebsd newbies" <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Hacker vs Cracker was <Re: System intrusion>
Message-ID:  <200006021145.NAA30207@rizla.energy.it>
In-Reply-To: <3937A420.13BB2AC9@bellsouth.net>

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On Fri, 02 Jun 2000 08:10:08 -0400, Bob Collins wrote:

>> that if it's a "common hack" with less than $50,000 damage, they're not
>
>What is the difference between a hacker and a cracker?

AFAIK should be:

hacker : someone "geeky" that do it to learn and experiment but without damaging.
cracker: the same but with the plain intention to damage, destroy, etc.


bye!

Ale






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