At 06:00 PM 5/18/98 +1000, Christopher Nicholls wrote: > >Now it seems that a hacker is a bad type who "cracks" computer systems >security (or lack thereof) and breaks into systems in order to steal, >damage or destroy computer data. Really they should be crackers not hackers... In the US, "cracker" is a derogatory term for "white person". I prefer the media-corrupted term: "hacker". Travis -------------------------------------------------------------------- Travis Low MindQ Publishing tlowat_private 11490 Commerce Park Drive #400 +1 703 262 6616 (vox) Reston VA 20191-1532 USA +1 703 716 0237 (fax) http://www.mindq.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- "The sager is off the ping!!" -- Tiernan Low
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