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Open letter to the media about the misuse of the term "hacker"
- bluesmoon 16y agodidn't work for me. tried in 2000: http://db.ilug-bom.org.in/lug-authors/philip/docs/hackers-not-crackers.html http://db.ilug-bom.org.in/lug-authors/philip/docs/hackers-no...
- konad 16y ago> "Hacker" comes from the verb "to hack", which is an expression that originated in the 50's of the previous century on the MIT and means solving a technical problem in an unique way. bzzt, wrong. It originally means riding a horse around the English countryside for fun. http://www.ruralsports.co.uk/hacking.html http://www.ruralsports.co.uk/hacking.html And here's what you wear while doing it http://www.countrysupplies.com/list.asp?deptid=668 http://www.countrysupplies.com/list.asp?deptid=668
- pg 16y agoAre you sure those usages are connected? I'm not.