On Mar 15, 2013 9:39 AM, "Greg Woods" <woods@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 2013-03-15 at 08:25 -0700, Richard Vickery wrote:
> >
> > It is not really my intent to be rude, but each of us "hack" out own
> > systems and the kernel all the time.
>
> Unfortunately, this battle over the word "hack" and "hacker" has already
> been fought and lost. The media, and just about everyone other than
> hard-core geeks, uses the word "hack" to mean breaking into systems.
Not in my circles; I refuse to let people alternate the term.
> Heck, that's why we co-opted the word "geek", which not that long ago
> was a very insulting term, and is now used as a term for people worthy
> of respect, similar to how "hacker" was used in the old days.
>
> I suppose it is confusing that the meanings of these words have changed,
> but unfortunately the real meaning of a word is going to be defined by
> how it is most commonly used.
So change it!!! Don't let them beat you into the ground; correct them!
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