[news.sysadmin] Hacker, Worm, and Virus

mkkam@menkae.cs.uh.edu (Francis Kam) (11/10/88)

In article <455@utoday.UUCP> root@.UUCP (Ross M. Greenberg) writes:
>Hacker:  a person with a healthy sense of curiosity.  Often seen trying
>         doorknobs just to see if somebody left them unlocked, but never
>         entering unless invited.
>
>Worm:    A hacker who has sold out to the dark side of The Force.  He always
>         tries to enter the room, regardless of whether he was invited or
>         not...
>
>
>Ross M. Greenberg

Virus:	A worm who decides to stay in your room, invites other worms to
		come in without your consent, consumes whatever you have, until
		you are exhausted and then dies with you.  What a tragedy!

Francis Kam