[barbs]

I remember reading a definition for a hacker that was something along the lines of "someone who modifies something to do something that it was not originally intended to do".

It was better worded than that, and might not be entirely accurate, but I liked it.

[ocfx]

Was it Eric Raymond?

[barbs]

Not sure. I have read his Hacker HowTo before, but looking now, I can't find that definition:

http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html#what_is

I have a feeling it was someone on HN actually...