What do you know of the subject 'hackers'? Little facts help the most as i am doing research for a story.
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"Hacker (computing) has a spectrum of meanings: - Hacker (computer security), someone who breaks computer and network security - Hacker (free and open source software), a programmer in the free software and open source movement - Hacker (hobbyist), an enthusiastic home computer hobbyist" Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackers From there, just follow the links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_%28computer_security%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_%28free_and_open_source_software%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_%28hobbyist%29
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http://digg.com/programming/How_To_Become_A_Hacker_11 http://www.robson.org/gary/writing/becomeahacker.html http://www.governmentsecurity.org/articles/Howtobecomea masterHacker.php http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=how-do-computer- hackers-g&ref=sciam http://members.tripod.com/~djwhiz/ http://www.pwcrack.com/index.shtml These are just a few more places that may give you facts that go back many yrs and covers many areas, not all people who call themselves Hackers are bad people. Granted there are those who do it to harm others and those who just do it because they can, and becuase it software just isn't cheap......
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Most hackers aren't criminals. In fact hackers are the ones who create the best programs that lots of people use. The word "Hacker" has a negative connotation with most people because of a lack of understanding. Oh and hackers build, while crackers break. There is a key difference there.
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