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So I have decided to start a debate about that topic.
My idea of what a hacker is: a person with a lot of knowledge about a system, able to break in and make changes (s/he has to be able to break in to be a hacker, but is don't needed to DO it)
Cracker: somebody who breaks in systems and steals information for profit or causes damage to the system.
Lammer: A cracker without the knowledge needed to be a hacker who uses 3rd party tools to crack systems.
Pirate: A cracker speciallised in breaking anti-copy protection systems or a resseller of illegal copies of any product (music, video, software or even hardware)
BSP: Backup Service Provider, almost a pirate, with no intention of taking profit but backuping material. Almost all BSPs are also pirates.
What is your opinion about all of this? I will be glad to hear (read) it.
Greetings,
Herenvardö
Note:Please don't post something like "agree!" or "i think different" without explaining the reasons. I hope to get from here a definition of some of the terms above ;)
A cracker is a (computer)criminal that are just purly evil e.g. "OLEG ZEZEV".
A lamer is a term used by hackers and crackers to refer to wanna be criminals.
Every one who has any involvement with piracy is a pirat, and a pirat is a criminal.
Please report all criminals to the appropriate law enforcement agencies.
A hacker is a (computer)criminal
Don't forget about the "white hat" vs. "black hat" distinction.
Hacker's know how to break a system, but this doesn't mean that they do it.
Of course, hacking is illegall. There are many that do it for curiosity (white hats), but it's still illegall.
A true hacker (white hat) never makes changes in the systems s/he enters. If s/he makes changes, becomes a cracker (black hat).
Greetings,
Herenvardö
Crackerz: know how to break software security and registration codes.
Phreakerz: back in the 90's, these people would create signal jammers that would allow for free long distance calls. Not sure if this word still exists.
A cracker isn't necessarily a hacker, and vice versa.
The whole iTunes thing was more of a crack than a hack, IMHO.
Change that 9 to a 7. They were around that long ago.
Also, long long ago, but in this here galaxy, programmers used to call themselves Hackers, because they hacked code.
A hacker is anyone who has enough knowledge about their tools to use them for something they weren't strictly intended for, like using tables for layout. There's nothing malicious implied in the word, though there is obviously the potential to do something malicious.
Those who use their knowledge for evil are crackers. Those who wait for someone else to use their knowledge for evil, then spread it around after adding comments about how k3wl they are to the code are script kiddies.
I guess the word cracker has taken on a different meaning since I was in the warez community.
I forgive you, but please don't do it again :)
Cracker: a black-hat hacker. The knowledge is used for "bad"/unethical/illegal purposes.
Lamers: A person who wants to be a hacker or cracker but is clueless.
Script Kiddie: They used to be teenagers but now I wouldn't be surprised if a 6 year old could spark World War 3.
BSP: Never heard of it until now. I think you made this up.
BSP: Never heard of it until now. I think you made this up.
Greetings,
Herenvardö
