[thelist] complete: hacking contest
Emma Jane Hogbin
emmajane at xtrinsic.com
Wed Jul 2 18:48:34 CDT 2003
On Wed, Jul 02, 2003 at 02:40:55PM -0700, Chris W. Parker wrote:
> http://www.msnbc.com/news/934055.asp?vts=070220031110&cp1=1
That's cracking, NOT hacking. Hacking is not about vandalism.
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html
"There is another group of people who loudly call themselves hackers,
but aren't. These are people (mainly adolescent males) who get a kick
out of breaking into computers and phreaking the phone system. Real
hackers call these people `crackers' and want nothing to do with them.
Real hackers mostly think crackers are lazy, irresponsible, and not
very bright, and object that being able to break security doesn't make
you a hacker any more than being able to hotwire cars makes you an
automotive engineer. Unfortunately, many journalists and writers have
been fooled into using the word `hacker' to describe crackers; this
irritates real hackers no end.
"The basic difference is this: hackers build things, crackers break
them.
"If you want to be a hacker, keep reading. If you want to be a cracker,
go read the alt.2600 newsgroup and get ready to do five to ten in the
slammer after finding out you aren't as smart as you think you are.
And that's all I'm going to say about crackers."
http://catb.org/jargon/html/meaning-of-hack.html
"Hacking might be characterized as "an appropriate application
of ingenuity". Whether the result is a quick-and-dirty
patchwork job or a carefully crafted work of art, you have to admire
the cleverness that went into it."
--
Emma Jane Hogbin
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