Would you hire a hacker?
Talkback See The Jargon File for details. The media's use of the term "hacker" is often, even usually, incorrect. Hire a hacker? Yes. Hire a cracker? Not without a very good reason. Hire a virus writer? Again, not without a very good reason.
About: Would you hire a hacker?
[September 21, 2004, 18:09]
The Dongle - a case study in evolution
Blog It's mentioned as such in the 1990 edition of the Jargon File- It's been through so many shades of meaning since (at least) the 1970s, and all of them have left accretions on my internal vocab. She was asking about 3G USB modems - as are all...
[May 11, 2008, 13:15 in Rupert's Diary by Rupert Goodwins]
