Security hacker that members of the computer underground should be called crackers. Yet, those people see themselves as hackers and even try to include the views of Raymond in what they see as a wider hacker culture, a view that Raymond has harshly rejected. Instead of a hacker/cracker dichotomy, they emphasize a spectrum of different categories, such as white hat, grey hat, black hat and script kiddie. In contrast to Raymond, they usually reserve the term "cracker" for more malicious activity. According to Ralph D. Clifford, a "cracker" or "cracking" is to "gain unauthorized access to a computer in order to commit
Black or White since its release. The music video, particularly the "Panther Segment", have been referenced or parodied by television shows and artists. !Country !Certification !Sales Black or White "Black or White" is a single by American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson. The song was released by Epic Records on November 11, 1991 as the first single from Jackson's eighth studio album, "Dangerous". It was written, composed and produced by Michael Jackson and Bill Bottrell. "Black or White" was written, composed and produced by Michael Jackson and Bill Bottrell, and was picked as the first single from the album "Dangerous". An alternate version