[NCLUG] Re: For the love of Tuxie

[Chad Perrin]

On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 01:46:22PM -0600, Jim Hutchinson wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 1:03 PM, Bob Proulx <bob at proulx.com> wrote:
> 
> I really hate number 3 because it perpetuates the negative cracker
> > connotation with hacker.
> >
> 
> Yeah, I thought most "hackers" were trying to break that stereotype so we
> probably don't want to perpetuate it.

That's why I suggested using color (and maybe size) to emphasize the
positive definition of "hacker".  Maybe even add a strikethrough to the
negative definition.

. . . or use the Jargon File definition:

  http://catb.org/jargon/html/H/hacker.html

-- 
CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ]
Isaac Asimov: "Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is
completely programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest."
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