Comment on Change.org Petition: Tell media not to use 'Hacker' when they mean 'Cracker'parentComments−nl12yActually, that definition matches the other usage, too: people force a system to do things it isn't supposed to do; they "hack" at it until it works.(But I agree that "hacker" has meant invading systems as long as it has meant anything else)−hitchhiker99912yFair enough: It will ultimately depend on what the majority decide on. It's all just another perspective I guess.
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Actually, that definition matches the other usage, too: people force a system to do things it isn't supposed to do; they "hack" at it until it works.
(But I agree that "hacker" has meant invading systems as long as it has meant anything else)
Fair enough: It will ultimately depend on what the majority decide on. It's all just another perspective I guess.