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0 pointsnl11y ago0 comments

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)

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Fair enough: It will ultimately depend on what the majority decide on. It's all just another perspective I guess.

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0 pointsnl11y ago0 comments

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.

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