KFL@AI.AI.MIT.EDU ("Keith F. Lynch") (07/19/87)
> From: WILLIAMS_B%svax05.pfizer-central-research.co.uk@Cs.Ucl.AC.UK > The trouble is, the word has now been corrupted... just as we can no > longer refer to anyone as gay, meaning lighthearted & carefree, ... > From: "VAXR::IVANOVIC" <ivanovic%vaxr.decnet@lll-icdc.arpa> > I have always associated the term "hackers" with persons who > commit crimes ... write ... spaghetti code ... You may be right. It is too late for "gay", and for "liberal" (the original meaning). Even "minority" is threatened. I am going to defend "hacker" for another year, and then throw in the towel if it seems hopeless. What do you mean "always"? The computer usage isn't all that old. I "always" thought it was someone who drove a taxi. Where did you get the impression you did of the word "hacker"? I am curious. ...Keith