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To: mrustow
Gladly.

  1. Hacker (hak-ker), [n]: 1. A person who has a real love of the technology and knows it on a very intimate level. 2. First coined at MIT and at Berkeley where people understood the technology so intimately they could literally navigate around it in the dark. 3. Originally deemed a compliment to someone of exceptional technical skill.
  2. Cracker (krak-er), [n]: 1. One who breaks into systems using someone else's exploit code. 2. See also: Scriptkiddy.
  3. Scriptkiddy (scrihpt-kih^dee), [n]: 1. A computer user who utilizes the work of other more skilled people for personal gain, typically without giving anything back to the computer security community; 2. A computer user who maliciously, and without authorization, modifies the contents of Web sites; 3. A computer user who claims a higher skill level than he or she genuinely possesses.

19 posted on 12/17/2004 2:47:32 PM PST by Prime Choice (Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! ...And no, my powers can only be used for Good.)
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To: Prime Choice

Thanks, but your entry for "hacker" is incomplete. You only quoted positive definitions.


21 posted on 12/17/2004 2:59:36 PM PST by mrustow ("And when Moses saw the golden calf, he shouted out to the heavens, 'Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!'")
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