[godelski]

For more context, the name derives from "phone hacking" or phreacking. You got your legends like Captain Crunch and many of you big tech players were into this stuff when they were younger, such as Woz

This was also often tied to a big counter culture movement. Which one interesting thing is that many of those people now define the culture. I guess not too unlike how many hippies changed when they grew up

[quesera]

> the name derives from "phone hacking" or phreacking

Etymology quibble: There is no 'c' in phreaking. Phrack is just a portmanteau of "phreak" and "hack". :)

[godelski]

Haha thanks. I constantly make that mistake.

  > Phrack is just a portmanteau of "phreak" and "hack". :)

Well... I think that explanation also explains this common mistake :):