[Noisebridge-discuss] What is a hack? What is hacking? Who are hackers?
jim
jim at well.com
Thu Dec 24 16:27:48 UTC 2009
there are those who care about the term "hacker".
i'm one. i embrace the problem and try to educate
people to the effect that "hacker" is someone who
creatively attacks problems with an understanding
of general principles and a lot of testing, while
a "cracker" is someone who hacks systems without
permission (and sometimes with more nefarious
motives).
for me, "hacker" is a useful word, its meaning
is beautiful. other terms don't convey the same
sense (tho' some come close). the press sometimes
uses "hacker" to mean "cracker" but also sometimes
uses "cracker" properly instead of "hacker". my
sense is that there's hope for educating the
general population.
On Thu, 2009-12-24 at 03:28 -0800, Sai Emrys wrote:
> I wonder if "maker space" might not be a more grokkable term for non-hackers.
>
> It's kinda an uphill battle to have to overcome the non-hacker
> definition of 'hacker' every time we want to promote it. "Maker" has
> no such baggage, and what people intuitively think it means is
> actually pretty accurate of what *we* mean by "hacker".
>
> - Sai
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