************************************************************************ * Wishes from The Author * * The author wishes many people to use a word `Hacker' and a `Cracker' * correctly. This is just a WISH, not obligation, of course. * * The thought is based on * * RFC (Request For Comments) 1983 "Internet Users' Glossary", * * from which the sections about Hacker and Cracker are quoted below. * * cracker * A cracker is an individual who attempts to access computer systems * without authorization. These individuals are often malicious, as * opposed to hackers, and have many means at their disposal for * breaking into a system. See also: hacker, Computer Emergency * Response Team, Trojan Horse, virus, worm. * * hacker * A person who delights in having an intimate understanding of the * internal workings of a system, computers and computer networks in * particular. The term is often misused in a pejorative context, * where "cracker" would be the correct term. See also: cracker. ************************************************************************