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Re: Apple2World Site Down
- Subject: Re: Apple2World Site Down
- From: russotto@wanda.vf.pond.com (Matthew T. Russotto)
- Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 03:26:50 GMT
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: Ghotinet
- References: <8sois0$blv$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <QYgI5.47181$oA2.11433315@typhoon.southeast.rr.com> <8st5uo$7g6$1@merope.saaf.se> <39F22A33.B3ADF9BF@inetnebr.com>
- Xref: supernews.google.com comp.sys.apple2:2665
In article <39F22A33.B3ADF9BF@inetnebr.com>,
Roy and/or Janet Miller <millers@inetnebr.com> wrote:
}Does not "cracker" mean "criminal hacker"? Just asking. But you are right, a real
}hacker has ethics that would not allow him (or her) to destroy intentionally.
Though, despite modern revisionism, hacker ethics didn't forbid
gaining access to unauthorized machines and either tagging
them (intentionally leaving files announcing your accomplishment on
the machine) or pranks.
--
Matthew T. Russotto russotto@pond.com
"Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, and moderation in pursuit
of justice is no virtue."