From owner-freebsd-doc Thu Apr 9 05:22:22 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id FAA18059 for freebsd-doc-outgoing; Thu, 9 Apr 1998 05:22:22 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from cons.org (knight.cons.org [194.233.237.86]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id FAA18054 for ; Thu, 9 Apr 1998 05:22:19 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from cracauer@cons.org) Received: (from cracauer@localhost) by cons.org (8.8.8/8.7.3) id OAA08950; Thu, 9 Apr 1998 14:20:54 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <19980409142054.48901@cons.org> Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1998 14:20:54 +0200 From: Martin Cracauer To: Studded , Martin Cracauer Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: "hackers" and "crackers" in FreeBSD handbook References: <19980331160032.46158@cons.org> <3521CB7D.171251B9@san.rr.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.89i In-Reply-To: <3521CB7D.171251B9@san.rr.com>; from Studded on Tue, Mar 31, 1998 at 09:07:09PM -0800 Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org In <3521CB7D.171251B9@san.rr.com>, Studded wrote: > Martin Cracauer wrote: > > > > The FreeBSD handbook sometimes uses the term "hacker" for those > > evil-minded security-breaking people we usually like to name > > "crackers" (i.e. "evil.hackers.org"). > > > > I would like to change that to the correct term, anyone against it? > > My personal preference would be to avoid the use of "jargon" terms > altogether. It would be better to describe exactly what you are > referring to. This would help the people translating it into other > languages as well. The changes I made use the terms in example texts. You don't have to now what a "cracker" is and the exampels still make sense. Marti -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Martin Cracauer http://www.cons.org/cracauer cracauer@wavehh.hanse.de (batched, preferred for large mails) Tel.: (daytime) +4940 41478712 Fax.: (daytime) +4940 41478715 Tel.: (private) +4940 5221829 Fax.: (private) +4940 5228536 Paper: (private) Waldstrasse 200, 22846 Norderstedt, Germany To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message