I'd agree with your break down. I would also include another group at the
end of "script kiddie" called the "I'm too cheap". This persons main goal is
to use software but not at a cost to themselves so they acquire a serial
number from someone else instead of through a legitimate channel for the
product. This is the person I'm mainly concerned with regarding my previous
thread "Product Key". Now if every consumer was a qualified programmer I
might not make that statement and find a way to take extra precautions on
locking down an applications use.
I guess I'd equate the analogy of if someone wanted to rob me they could but
I'm still not convinced that it is a good idea to leave my doors to my house
unlocked at night.
- Scott
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Hudson [mailto:mike@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 12:35 PM
> To: users@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [cinjug-users] Thread about Hackers
>
> James brings up something that bothers me sometimes. The
> difference between the term "hacker" and "cracker," and
> "script kiddie." Is it worth it to make a distinction in
> your head or will most people just look at you like you have
> a third head?
>
> To me, a hacker is someone who creates something, a cracker
> is someone who breaks into that created thing, and a script
> kiddie is someone who downloads programs off the internet to
> break into things without really having any knowledge of what
> the programs do, in other words, using other people's work
> (which they freely release) to do their business.
> It is my opinion that a script kiddie should never be
> referred to as a hacker or as a cracker. With respect to
> using the word "cracker" to describe people who break into
> systems, is it possible that this convention is avoided
> because of the other slang uses of the word "cracker,"
> specifically the one referring to ethnicity?
> (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cracker)
>
> I try to use the convention above whenever I speak, but even
> I slip up sometimes. The other day, I mentioned that I was
> afraid of users "hacking our system." The American
> vernacular seems to be that a hacker is someone who breaks
> into systems. Even dictionary.com lists a hacker as " One
> who uses programming skills to gain illegal access to a
> computer network or file."
> (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hacker).
>
> Am I splitting hairs? do the rest of you feel the same way?
> Is all of this new to any of you? Have you all gotten too
> much email today already?
>
> James Carman wrote:
> > It would definitely help, but hackers can crack almost anything.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: deshmol-lists@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:deshmol-lists@xxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 11:22 AM
> > To: users@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [cinjug-users] Product Keys
> >
> > since part of the problem is that java can be decompiled so
> easily, i
> > wonder if using jni for the licensing code could help.
> >
> > ~ amol
> >
> >
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