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Old 03-18-2008, 16:30   #33
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Originally Posted by LightStar View Post
i'll think the correct phrase to use are "Cracker" not hacker.
Technically, you're right, though I would say "cracking" is more limited to decompiling an EXE to bypass copy protection, specifically...i.e. re-coding a game or software EXE to remove the CD check, for example. Hacking would be doing that with the goal of gaining access to a system or network, not just the software program itself.

Since EU isn't technically copy-protected (in that it's a free download), cracking really isn't part of this discussion.
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