07-07-2005, 10:15 PM
Make my mind up? I have always viewed AR users as hackers, lesser hackers but hackers none the less!
Look guys, I want to clear this whole AR user thing up to so:
Definition of hacker:
Originally, a hacker was someone who made furniture with an axe. In computing slang it is a person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities, as opposed to most users, who prefer to learn only the minimum necessary. Also, one who programs enthusiastically (even obsessively) or who enjoys programming rather than just theorizing about programming.
(you can stretch the capabilities of PSO with an AR, if only to a lesser extent)
Definition of hacker 2:
Unauthorized user who attempts to or gains access to an information system and the data it supports.
(PSO is the 'system' in this case, using an AR you can access restricted data)
Now Legato, here is the term you need to learn
Definition of Cracker:
A cracker is one who engages in one or more of the following: 1) breaks into a computer system; 2) figures out ways to bypass security or license protection in software; 3) intentionally breaches computer security. Contrary to popular belief, Cracker is not synonymous with Hacker.
Definition of Cracker 2:
A person who illegally gains access to someone else's computer. The term hacker is used incorrectly to mean what a cracker does.
Definition of Cracker 3:
A malicious hacker.
From all of this we can easily see that a 'script kiddie' in fact IS a lesser hacker!
Look guys, I want to clear this whole AR user thing up to so:
Definition of hacker:
Originally, a hacker was someone who made furniture with an axe. In computing slang it is a person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities, as opposed to most users, who prefer to learn only the minimum necessary. Also, one who programs enthusiastically (even obsessively) or who enjoys programming rather than just theorizing about programming.
(you can stretch the capabilities of PSO with an AR, if only to a lesser extent)
Definition of hacker 2:
Unauthorized user who attempts to or gains access to an information system and the data it supports.
(PSO is the 'system' in this case, using an AR you can access restricted data)
Now Legato, here is the term you need to learn
Definition of Cracker:
A cracker is one who engages in one or more of the following: 1) breaks into a computer system; 2) figures out ways to bypass security or license protection in software; 3) intentionally breaches computer security. Contrary to popular belief, Cracker is not synonymous with Hacker.
Definition of Cracker 2:
A person who illegally gains access to someone else's computer. The term hacker is used incorrectly to mean what a cracker does.
Definition of Cracker 3:
A malicious hacker.
From all of this we can easily see that a 'script kiddie' in fact IS a lesser hacker!
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