Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!whuts!homxb!hropus!ki4pv!cdis-1!tanner From: tanner@cdis-1.uucp (Dr. T. Andrews) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: Meta: "Crackers and Worms" Articles Summary: term "cracker" ill-considered in this context Message-ID: <7019@cdis-1.uucp> Date: 5 Dec 88 21:54:33 GMT References: <1308@zippy.eecs.umich.edu> <1370@mcgill-vision.UUCP> Organization: CompuData Inc, DeLand Lines: 6 As a native of God's Own Country, I must object to the use of the term "cracker" to refer to electronic burglars and vandals. I expect that our neighbours to the north would similarly take offense. -- ...!bikini.cis.ufl.edu!ki4pv!cdis-1!tanner ...!bpa!cdin-1!cdis-1!tanner or... {allegra killer gatech!uflorida decvax!ucf-cs}!ki4pv!cdis-1!tanner