Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 17:32:19 +0100 From: Ben Smithurst <ben@FreeBSD.org> To: Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in> Cc: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: hacker v/s cracker Message-ID: <20000813173219.X48327@strontium.scientia.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20000813201719.A4355@physics.iisc.ernet.in> References: <20000813201719.A4355@physics.iisc.ernet.in>
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[ moved -chat => -doc for this bit of the thread ] Rahul Siddharthan 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? It certainly isn't. I'll change that to "attackers" unless anyone objects, since that's used a lot elsewhere in the security section and in the security(7) man page. "Intruder" is also user a lot, but I think "attacker" sounds more appropriate. -- Ben Smithurst / ben@FreeBSD.org / PGP: 0x99392F7D FreeBSD Documentation Project / To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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