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Date:      Fri, 2 Jun 2000 15:41:33 +0200 (CEST)
From:      Heiko Recktenwald <uzs106@ibm.rhrz.uni-bonn.de>
To:        =?iso-8859-1?Q?Joel_Bj=F6rk?= <u98jobj@stud.hh.se>
Cc:        freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Hacker vs Cracker was <Re: System intrusion>
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.10006021541220.324-100000@moritz.alleswirdgelber>
In-Reply-To: <NEBBKMODALAFMPBCMEMNMELKCAAA.u98jobj@stud.hh.se>

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Divide et impera...

On Fri, 2 Jun 2000, Joel Bj=F6rk wrote:

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> hacker : someone "geeky" that do it to learn and experiment but=20
> without damaging.
> cracker: the same but with the plain intention to damage, destroy, etc.
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>  A cracker is also a person that is producing "warez" ie illegal=20
>  versions of software. The term hack can also be used to describe=20
>  a "temporary fix" to a program or a small program/script that=20
>  does the job but not necesseraly in a good way.
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>=20
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