francis@zaphod.uchicago.edu (Francis Stracke) (06/07/91)
In article <0B01FFFB.hfj14n@outpost.UUCP> peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael Peirce) writes: >I was using the term HACK to mean a quick and elegant little program >that gets the job done. This is the good connotation of this word, >not the bad. Sort of like describing myself as a hacker. I don't >mean I break into systems and steal national security secrets, but Isn't that called a cracker now? -- /============================================================================\ | Francis Stracke | My opinions are my own. I don't steal them.| | Department of Mathematics |=============================================| | University of Chicago | Welcome to the Real World. Enjoy the | | francis@zaphod.uchicago.edu | show. | \============================================================================/
peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael Peirce) (06/08/91)
In article <FRANCIS.91Jun6141014@daisy.uchicago.edu>, francis@zaphod.uchicago.edu (Francis Stracke) writes: > In article <0B01FFFB.hfj14n@outpost.UUCP> peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael Peirce) writes: > > >I was using the term HACK to mean a quick and elegant little program > >that gets the job done. This is the good connotation of this word, > >not the bad. Sort of like describing myself as a hacker. I don't > >mean I break into systems and steal national security secrets, but > > Isn't that called a cracker now? Exactly, but many people still use hacker when they should use cracker. The mass media is especially notorious for labeling crooks as hackers. -- michael peirce -- Michael Peirce -- outpost!peirce@claris.com -- Peirce Software -- Suite 301, 719 Hibiscus Place -- Macintosh Programming -- San Jose, California 95117 -- & Consulting -- (408) 244-6554, AppleLink: PEIRCE