daver99 Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted October 9, 2003 Veteran Share Posted October 9, 2003 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoGro123 Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Explicative Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slanted Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 (edited) 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 ######. Edited October 10, 2003 by slanted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forster Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 ...then blame Canada. :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaptain chump Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchShrader Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 :yes: Can we blame Latvia? we ALWAYS blame Canada.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threetonesun Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Yeah, I always thought hacker and nerd were basically synonmous, up until recently. And a cracker is a tasty bit of food that holds cheese well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oo420oo Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomis_nehc Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 I wanna play Virtual Muffdiving with Jenna Haze too... how do I install? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtrftw Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeWolf324 Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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