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On Sat, 2004-01-10 at 14:08, Richard L. Proctor wrote:

> The only way they can access your computer is if you have no firewall,  i=
f so, =20
> then you might consider looking into security.  You do give them permissi=
on=20
> to access your computer "if" you are connected to their update services. =
=20

I was going to be sarcastic here, but I think you have mistaken this as
a personal attack and are so responding in kind.  It was never meant as
a personal attack.  Of course I have a firewall.  The point is they are
overstepping their bounds, whether or not I take the time to stop them
or not.

> Out of curiosity,  what makes you think that just because Microsoft has a=
 EULA=20
> that would abuse it,  and how do you know that up2date or yast,  or what =
ever=20
> other services you may connect to,  don't already do this,  but just tell=
 you=20
> about it?

They are a *CONVICTED* monopolist for one.  This tells me they have few
scruples in business.  To address your second concern and help prove
that I am not out to get Microsoft. I don't use YAST and if you read
this list you will note I tell countless other people to avoid SuSE at
all cost because they play the proprietary game with a open source
face.  As to the service I use to update my computer "apt".  I have the
source code for it.  So in reviewing that code I can tell what is
doing.  Furthermore, the other services you listed didn't give
themselves those rights in a EULA.  Microsoft did.  I could probably
take legal action against them if they started replacing software on my
machine w/o notifying me.

--=20
Derek Neighbors
GNU Enterprise
http://www.gnuenterprise.org
derek@gnue.org

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