From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!ihps3!ixn5c!inuxc!pur-ee!CSvax:cak Newsgroups: net.singles Title: Re: Larry Kaufmans libelous accusations Article-I.D.: purdue.412 Posted: Fri Oct 22 16:03:54 1982 Received: Sat Oct 23 03:17:27 1982 References: otuxa.132 Didn't we go through this "Is being a hacker good or bad?" discussion about 6 months ago? I seem to recall heated debate coming from Toronto. I personally think that the connotation associated with the word depends on context -- I know that I use it in both senses, but my use is never ambiguous (figure that one out!). I apply it to myself and colleagues in a positive sense, but there are times... Cheers, chris