Re: What is the difference between a worm and a trojan ?

From: kurt wismer (kurtw_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: 05/27/04 

Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 09:59:45 -0400

Big Will wrote:
[snip]]
> I see what point your making, but linguisticly speeking it does help.
> Language is not something created by a wise old man, it's created by the
> people that use it as a medium for communication.

we've covered this before - technical jargon is not defined or
redefined by the unwashed masses... it does not evolve in the manner
you are used to...

> If many people would
> call a bull a cow, then it is important for the definition to show this
> evolution in progress, just as if many people consider a trojan horse as
> a computer program that doesn't replicate, then it is important to show
> this evolution of the language (and yes, jargon is part of language,
> despite what some elitists will tell you) in progress.

i'm sorry if you find it elitist, but it's also the truth... technical
jargon is such that it's expected that the majority of outsiders will
misuse the terms and as such that misuse cannot be considered a
redefinition of the terms... 

-- 
"we're the first ones to starve, we're the first ones to die
the first ones in line for that pie in the sky
and we're always the last when the cream is shared out
for the worker is working when the fat cat's about"

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