Another use of 'hacking' has been around in software for awhile ... Newsgroups: comp.lang.perl.misc Subject: Re: Who is Just another Perl hacker? From: mer...@stonehenge.com (Randal L. Schwartz) Message-ID: <m1hfpvh2jq....@halfdome.holdit.com>
>>>>> "Juho" == Juho Cederstrom writes: Juho> But when do I become Just another Perl hacker? Who are they? I've read Juho> the FAQ, but it doesn't answer my question. If I replace my email Juho> signature with JAPH, do I break some kind of law? Juho> Or is Just another Perl Hacker a person who just hacks Perl? Well, this ol' JAPH thing started back in 88-ish when I was posting to a bunch of different newsgroups, and would sign each message somewhat individualized above the "-- " cut. For a while, it was stuff like: valdis.kletni...@vt.edu wrote on 03/13/2014 02:09:34 PM: > To the contrary - there was a period of time when "hacker" included those who > were responsible for creative hacks that followed the rules *as they actually > were*, not as they were generally believed to be.
