Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site fortune.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!we13!ihnp4!fortune!rpw3 From: rpw3@fortune.UUCP Newsgroups: net.general Subject: Re: Hacker. A definition. - (nf) Message-ID: <2386@fortune.UUCP> Date: Tue, 31-Jan-84 04:05:26 EST Article-I.D.: fortune.2386 Posted: Tue Jan 31 04:05:26 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 6-Feb-84 16:00:10 EST Sender: notes@fortune.UUCP Organization: Fortune Systems, Redwood City, CA Lines: 17 #R:rocheste:-454400:fortune:14500020:000:551 fortune!rpw3 Jan 31 00:44:00 1984 And please, while we're at it, let's not malign "ferrets"! Ferrets are fine little animals (if a bit bloodthirsty) that track and dig out snakes and rats and the like. In fact, the phrase "to ferret out" ... The Stanford and UCLA systems staffs were ferreting when they were closing in on the {worm? snake? rat?}. Hackers sometimes ferret out buggy code (and sometimes add more). Rob Warnock UUCP: {sri-unix,amd70,hpda,harpo,ihnp4,allegra}!fortune!rpw3 DDD: (415)595-8444 USPS: Fortune Systems Corp, 101 Twin Dolphins Drive, Redwood City, CA 94065