Hacked OR Cracked Software


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Hi, im taking a ICT corse at my school and were doing about security and one of the threats was "hacked software" as my teacher put it, i always thought it was "cracked" software as i explain to her but she goes ill do sum research on it . so ive decided to do my own incase she comes up with lots of crap to prove her right lol anyone help?

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cracking and hacking are different. Cracked software is usually used to refer to software that has had a timebomb removed or a cd requirement removed. Hacked software, a term I've never heard that way, most likely refers to hacking your way into a windows system or unix system or such. Hacking means getting into a system, thus bypassing the secutiry.

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Hacked software would be more related to gaining access to it, such as 'I hacked VALVe and got the techdemo/sourcecode/pre-goldversion/gabe'ssould'. <- Thought I would use this example as it has much relevance.

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Meaning changes over time. It used to be that "hacking" did not have any negative connotations: "hacker" was just slang for a programmer whereas "cracker" denoted a malicious user. Now it seems that the terms are essentially interchangeable, at least as far as mainstream usage is concerned.

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Meaning changes over time. It used to be that "hacking" did not have any negative connotations: "hacker" was just slang for a programmer whereas "cracker" denoted a malicious user. Now it seems that the terms are essentially interchangeable, at least as far as mainstream usage is concerned.

bravo, bravo... Back in my day, and I'm not old, a hacker was simply one knowledgable of a system, or a codehead... The news and movies are responsible for the negative view toward the term 'hacker'...

Blame the media, then blame Canada.

edit: And if your teacher can't understand this after you've explained it to her, then politely inform her that she is a certified Media ######.

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Meaning changes over time. It used to be that "hacking" did not have any negative connotations: "hacker" was just slang for a programmer whereas "cracker" denoted a malicious user. Now it seems that the terms are essentially interchangeable, at least as far as mainstream usage is concerned.

spot on

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My understanding...

"I Hacked into my ISP and uncapped my cable modem!"

"I need the no cd crack so I can play Virtual Muffdiving with Jenna Haze"

oo420oo

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One who programs enthusiastically (even obsessively) or who

enjoys programming rather than just theorizing about

programming.

is what it should mean. stupid movies like hackers changed that.

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edit: And if your teacher can't understand this after you've explained it to her, then politely inform her that she is a certified Media ######.

couldnt have said it better myself. i love that phrase.

i just love how the media scares the crap out of the average joe user. like the XP worm! oh no! hahaha...it made my friends mom say that she didnt want to upgrade FROM ME to XP cuz of the "bad worm that XP has" omfg that makes me so mad...o well im a linux man anyway.

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