Reply #118: LOL, I asked for your definition, you evaded the question.

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You know how Mitnick broke into the San Diego Super Computer Center? He "DDoS'ed" a r-services auth server, and then issued auth credentials from his own controlled machines.

On the death threats, I'll look it up, it was a pretty hilarious chat when the site admin found his way to an IRC anon channel.

So, is Mitnick a hacker or not? RMS? ESR? thejester (however you leet his name)? Who would you call a "hacker" (hollywood hilarity doesn't count).

How do you define hacker?

Here's wikipedia's definition:
http://tinyurl.com/9egzbc

How do you define hacker?