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What Does it Mean to be a Hacker?

posted by janrinok on Sunday March 02 2014, @05:00AM   Printer-friendly
from the hey-we're-famous dept.

Anonymous Coward writes:

"Every geek worth his hash and salt has heard about the hacker/cracker distinction but have you ever wondered what does the designation entail when you go beyond scratching the surface? Gabriella Coleman has. According to Wikipedia she is an anthropologist, academic and author whose work focuses on hacker culture and online activism. The link below is her class on computer hackers at New York University. I found it an interesting read. The Anthropology of Hackers - Gabriella Coleman - The Atlantic"

 
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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by jt on Sunday March 02 2014, @10:10AM

    by jt (2890) on Sunday March 02 2014, @10:10AM (#9601)

    The hacker/cracker definition... that ship sailed years back. Languages change over time, and are not controlled by anyone or any institution (as much as the French government might like to believe). From the 1980s onward most 'real people' have adopted 'hacker' for what we used to call 'cracker'. So that's what 'hacker' means now, and it's the appropriate term for those articles.

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