Re: [ILUG-BOM] [Flame Bait] Open Office not upgradable in Linux but possible in Windows.

Siddhesh Poyarekar wrote:

On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 3:21 AM, Krishnakantkrmane@gmail.com wrote:

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But in the most general sence, it means what I had mentioned in my previous email. It is actually like "breaking " a problem into understandable bits and then finding solution in any given situation.

It definitely does not mean this in a general sense. In the most general sense, it means cut with rough or heavy blows. The guys at MIT gave it a new meaning and the popular press gave it another. Now the fight is to decide which of the two meanings should prevail.

In a jungle you hack your way about, clearing branches, wines and other obstacles to move on ahead. That may be the reason why making forced entry into someone's system is called hacking.