----- Original Message ----- From: Vinay Pai vinay@vinaypai.com To: linuxers-request@mm.ilug-bom.org.in linuxers@mm.ilug-bom.org.in Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 12:09 PM Subject: Re[2]: [ILUG-BOM] Expecting boo if you are a regular COMPUTER user.
Hi linuxers-request,
what is more difficult and challenging : being a hacker or a cracker?
Being a hacker. That's because crackers can simply use existing tools, such as rootkits. Hackers actually have to come up with something new and difficult.
I disagree.... hackers and cracker do essentially the same thing although their objectives differ.
Also, in today's climate crackers have another difficult jobs of covering their track to avoid becoming guests of the state......
hare brained thinking. CRACKERS STEAL PERIOD HACKERS CREATE. And no amount of verbal gymnastics can change this fact. In the process of stealing you are likely to get badly (or would it be goodly) mangled if caught. The degree of difficulty does not make one a lesser criminal. Also most of their time is spent peering over peoples shoulders for passwords- not a very skillfull activity.
rgds jtdesouza@yahoo.com
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