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I've always felt that 'cracking' was a form of hacking. [Stallman]{http://www.stallman.org/articles/on-hacking.html http://www.stallman.org/articles/on-hacking.

by astine 18y ago

I've always felt that 'cracking' was a form of hacking. [Stallman]{http://www.stallman.org/articles/on-hacking.html http://www.stallman.org/articles/on-hacking.html} among others, considers hacking to mean exploring the limits of what is possible, in a spirit of playful cleverness. This includes 'cracking' as well as FOSS, and startups and whatnot.

gamache 18y ago
It can be, but it isn't always, and if you go by the numbers then most cracking is not hacking. Running a script does not include playful cleverness. Stallman also considers clever use of chopsticks a 'hack'; mileage varies on that one.