Vistz 1 Report post Posted October 25, 2010 Also, if I knew information on how to hack, I would probably be adverse to teaching it to someone else. I enjoy learning by practice so if I were to start to learn on how to hack, I would most likely practice on someone (something). I would do this in such a way that would not cause permanent damage of course. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morrisionn 0 Report post Posted November 21, 2010 (edited) In one sense it's silly to argue about the ``true'' meaning of a word. A word means whatever people use it to mean. I am not the Academie Française; I can't force Newsweek to use the word ``hacker'' according to my official definition.Still, understanding the etymological history of the word ``hacker'' may help in understanding the current social situation.The concept of hacking entered the computer culture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the 1960s. Popular opinion at MIT posited that there are two kinds of students, tools and hackers. A ``tool'' is someone who attends class regularly, is always to be found in the library when no class is meeting, and gets straight As. A ``hacker'' is the opposite: someone who never goes to class, who in fact sleeps all day, and who spends the night pursuing recreational activities rather than studying. There was thought to be no middle ground. Edited June 9, 2012 by moderator (see edit history) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
