well seeing as this thread seems to be evolving in to a debate i thought i would add my 2p worth....yes we all know the technical differnces in the terms hacker/cracker and hacking IS the application of an individuals thoughts and ideas on an object that will stop/change or alter the behaviour of that device to stop it doing something you do not want it to or make it do something that it wasn't originally intended, Though the media has indeed conjured up the HACKER as some kind of evil computer villain from a 60's episode of batman , thing is who here really gives? they can say that oc'ing is bad but it seems odd to hear oc'ing even remotely connected to 'bad' ,
and for those of us who have dabbled and maybe even appreciate a good virus,
and the few of us who use utilities like 'softice' to reverse engineer software dont need the world to know we are not evil people, just people who (as some one has said) like to ask the who , why ,where,how and what of things, WE KNOW what we are and who we are and will always do so regardless of morals so just do your thing ,,,,,,
BUT IN THE FORUM there are RULEZ and even if we do not agree with them it is for no-one but the person who set out those rules to question the policy of the forum i have personally had experience of blatantly giving out hacks and diallups and allsorts blatantly on open forum and it all came to a sticky end for some SO WE DO NOT NEED TO KNOW WHY THE MODS HAVE MADE THESE RULEZ WE ONLY NEED TO UNDERSTAND THEM AND IF YOU LIKE THE PLCE STICK TO THEM
(its not like you dont get plenty warnings if you are a bit silly)