Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 11:18:33 08/25/99
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On August 25, 1999 at 01:48:38, Micheal Cummings wrote: >On August 25, 1999 at 01:03:08, Bruce Moreland wrote: > >> >>On August 24, 1999 at 22:21:45, Tina Long wrote: >> >>>On August 24, 1999 at 22:08:24, Andrew Dados wrote: >>> >>>> Tina... even if it was doable it would be most likely legal to write adapter >>>>interfacing between King engine and other then CM interface.... >>>>-Andrew- >>> >>>HACKING is most likely Illegal >> >>Lots of different meanings of the word "hack", and I can't say that I know the >>exact history of each of the word's meanings, but I believe the earliest meaning >>involves programming with some specific task in mind, where completing the task >>is more important than the means by which the task is completed. >> >>I'm still reading the thread, but the word "hack" doesn't necessitate >>illegality. > >It does in this case, There are many meanings to word, but putting them in a >cetain context makes them clear, and if you cannot see that 'hack' in this >context mean to change the programmers original content. Then I suggest you get >the other two mederators to read it, then if they think it is fine. I suggest >you get steve to read that CCC is now a place for people to post rewards to >program hackers of chess programmers. And if he thinks it is fine then you can >leave this illegal activity up here. > >> >>bruce > >Bruce this line of thread should be given the boot. He is clearly asking for >someone to hack a program, thus changing the programmers original program. And >even worse he is putting up a price for someone to do this. > >So all I can see is that the moderators are allowing people to come in here and >put up a reward for someone to crack and hack a program. You can come make all >the comments you want, this is very clear, and is also very illegal. I think that it is impossible anyway, unless someone figures out how to do it without actually modifying the executable. People have been "hacking" the commercial programs forever, I point you for instance to the auto232 autoplayer, which I have not heard complaint about. bruce
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