Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!columbia!rutgers!mtune!codas!cpsc6a!rtech!wrs!dg From: dg@wrs.UUCP (David Goodenough) Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: Hacker Scholarship Message-ID: <211@wrs.UUCP> Date: Thu, 2-Jul-87 15:03:59 EDT Article-I.D.: wrs.211 Posted: Thu Jul 2 15:03:59 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 4-Jul-87 14:36:31 EDT References: <963@rtech.UUCP> <188@dana.UUCP> Reply-To: dg@wrs.UUCP (David Goodenough) Organization: Wind River Systems, Emeryville, CA Lines: 15 I can't help but throw in my $0.02 worth - the impression I get is that Woz's concept of a hacker is somewhat different from the concept of a phreak (the official term for a malicious hacker): I consider myself a hacker because I find interesting ways to do things, and I have a tendancy to go into systems programming at the driver level. I do _NOT_ attempt to break into other computer systems, or send trojan horses programs out to local BBS's. However I can't help but wonder if Woz is working on the basis of "Set a thief to catch a thief" -- dg@wrs.UUCP - David Goodenough +---+ | +-+-+ +-+-+ | +---+