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Re: How to catch a cracker in the US?
From: William Herrin <bill () herrin us>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 12:46:06 -0400
On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 11:45 AM, James R Cutler <james.cutler () consultant com> wrote:
And Bill documents yet another redefinition. Prior to that time, at MIT a "hacker" produced a novel variation of technology using it in ways not previously envisioned but not necessarily unlawful. Mating two different generations of telephone keysets or reducing a complex rack mount filter to a single small circuit board with an FET or two are just a couple of examples. One was just a "hack", the other an "elegant hack". We just called
Hi James, Correct me if I'm wrong, but by the time "hacker" emerged as a word distinct from "hack" it already carried implications of mischief and disregard for the rules in addition to the original implication of creatively solving a technical challenge. Is that mistaken? Regards, Bill Herrin -- William D. Herrin ................ herrin () dirtside com bill () herrin us 3005 Crane Dr. ...................... Web: <http://bill.herrin.us/> Falls Church, VA 22042-3004
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