Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 09:47:38 -0700 From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> To: Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: hacker v/s cracker Message-ID: <20000813094737.I4854@fw.wintelcom.net> In-Reply-To: <20000813201719.A4355@physics.iisc.ernet.in>; from rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in on Sun, Aug 13, 2000 at 08:17:19PM %2B0530 References: <20000813201719.A4355@physics.iisc.ernet.in>
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* Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in> [000813 07:48] wrote: > What is the freebsd policy on using the word "hacker"? Most > old world "hackers" seem to prefer the term "cracker" for > people who break into systems. FreeBSD has a -hackers list > which is obviously not for vandals, but the security > section of the handbook also refers to people who break in > as "hackers". Is that appropriate? > (http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/security-intro.html) The whole 'cracker' thing is lame, there are two kinds of hackers, ones that make terrific software and others that have the ability to access information and resources that they shouldn't be able to. The only time the word 'cracker' is appropriate is when discusing someone who cracks either software protection or crypto systems. -- -Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org] "I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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