Re: Hacker vs Cracker

[Atul Chitnis <achitnis@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 20 Feb 2000, Arun Sharma wrote:

> 3 : an expert at programming and solving problems with a computer
> 4 : a person who illegally gains access to and sometimes tampers with
> information in a computer system
> 
> I think usage 4 is far too well entrenched in practice for a few "hackers"
> in the Jargon sense to admonish and correct zillions of people. 
> 
> Perhaps a more practical way out is to entirely give up on the word and
> use a different word for usage 3 ?

I agree. I propose "technos" as a replacement to "hackers".

Atul