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Originally posted by Loriel
Why should hackers find another name just because some(many) people cannot tell the difference between them and crackers, or because many people are just ignorant about it?
Be aware that the original sense has been there before medias started to abuse the word.
Also, "programmer" does not equal "hacker". There is more of a "culture" and "philosophy" behind hackers, while programmers are merely people creating programs.
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They don't have to change their "title", but they shouldn't expect everyone to abandon an easily remembered/easily understood term for absolutely no reason.