Is there a way to view my own windows 7 key?

[chuckr]

As an "Old Timer" from the birth of the pc era and b4 the internet I was a "SYSOP" and ran many a bbs. In those days it was wide open and the culture was free and open. Hacking was a way of life as most of the sysop's wrote most of their own code and bat files etc.

Hacking was held in hi esteem since it showed prowess and skill in a climate where computer was considered an alien device.

As companies such as Microsoft, grew and their power and clout increased "HACKER" became a hunted animal. I'm not sure if most of you out there remember that "BG" was a hacker and stole the idea for Windows from XEROX labs. LOL

From the official internet glossary, RFC 1392:

RFC 1392 - Internet Users\x27 Glossary

hacker
A person who delights in having an intimate understanding of the internal workings of a system,
computers and computer networks in particular.
The term is often misused in a pejorative context, where "cracker" would be the correct term.
See also: cracker.

cracker
A cracker is an individual who attempts to access computer systems without authorization.
These individuals are often malicious, as opposed to hackers, and have many means at their disposal for breaking into a system.
See also: hacker, Computer Emergency Response Team, Trojan Horse, virus, worm.

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
The IETF is a large, open community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers
whose purpose is to coordinate the operation, management and evolution of the Internet,
and to resolve short-range and mid-range protocol and architectural issues.
It is a major source of proposals for protocol standards which are submitted to the IAB for final approval.
The IETF meets three times a year and extensive minutes are included in the IETF Proceedings.
See also: Internet, Internet Architecture Board. [Source: FYI4]

RFC 1392 was obsoleted by RFC 1983, which essentially says the same:

RFC 1983 - Internet Users\\x27 Glossary

For info on other RFCs, click: [Docs], at 'Top_Left'...

 

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