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I know. The article brought this to my mind and I was wondering what people here think. It's the "hacker news", after all.
by asmosoinio 17y ago
I know. The article brought this to my mind and I was wondering what people here think. It's the "hacker news", after all.
- buugs 17y agoHe clearly shows that breaking into computer systems is called hacking in the media, and explains why the term hacking is in technical terms correct in this situation.
- gloob 17y agoMy take on the issue: picking a lock is hacking, breaking down a door is not. Apply the metaphor as you will.
- christopherolah 17y agoMy opinion is that crackers and hackers are to distinct sets, but there is an intersection (though I think it isn't overly big). Hacking needs to be creative, nothing about that says it can't be malicious. That isn't to say that I approve of hacking in that context, merely than it can exist.