On Thu, 22 Mar 2007 09:11:51 +1100, Ben Finney wrote: > "Steven D'Aprano" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Is your program valuable? Is it worth money? Then the 90% of script >> kiddies will just wait three days, and download the program off the >> Internet after the real hackers have broken your protection. > > The real hackers wouldn't be doing that. > > The crackers, however, might.
I quote Bruce Schneier: [quote] For years I have refused to play the semantic "hacker" vs. "cracker" game. There are good hackers and bad hackers, just as there are good electricians and bad electricians. "Hacker" is a mindset and a skill set; what you do with it is a different issue. [end quote] See his essay on "What is a hacker" here: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/09/what_is_a_hacke.html In addition, virtually nobody outside of the IT hacker subculture knows what you're talking about if you talk about crackers. Out network was brought down by a biscuit??? -- Steven D'Aprano -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
