Some terminology we feel fairly strongly about. We do not use the term hacker to describe the vandals that break into computer systems. These criminals call themselves hackers, and that is how they got the name. But they do not deserve the name. True hackers are master programmers, incorruptibly honest, unmotivated by money, and careful not to harm anyone. The criminals termed “hackers” are not brilliant and accomplished. It is really too bad that they not only steal money, people’s time, and worse, but they’ve also stolen a beautiful word that had been used to describe some remarkable and wonderful people. We instead use words like.
