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From: jon%vector0@sactoh0.SAC.CA.US (Dazed N. Confused)
Newsgroups: alt.hackers
Subject: The word 'hacker'
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Date: 5 May 91 00:18:02 GMT
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subbarao@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Kartik Subbarao) writes:

> [doesn't mind use of hacker as cracker]

     I mind, since I like saying 'hacker' and not having to explain
what I mean.  But cracker isn't the right word for a criminal hacker,
since cracker has other uses also (ie, one who breaks copy protection
on software, esp. games).

     I think we need a new word for a g0dlike hacker, then everyone
will be happy.  So what will the lucky word be?

sourceror?     (bad pun, sorry)
wizard?
buddha?
god?
conjuror?
bhikku?

     Thing to note here is, you can choose almost any word and by
common usage, it will *gain* the meaning we want.  I'm also surprised
no one has tried to do this before, since it seems that this is
Something That Needs To Be Done.  There's already some use of the
above words, especially in MUD-like environments, but the usage needs
to be a little more mainstream IMHO.


> P.S (I'm a EE :-) )

     I'm a high school student.  So what?


P.S (I *will be* an EE :-) )


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