On Sun, 19 May 2002 22:27:35 -0700, "C. Hotchkiss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > > Alex Perry wrote: > > > > I definitely agree. It's a violation of almost every netiquette > > > rule, that is concerned to virus-like behaviour or bandwith > > > respect of others. > > > > I disagree. Almost _every_ new Microsoft-based program checks its > > home website, sometimes for logging and sometimes anonymous as in > > this case. It is really interesting to use a linux firewall for a > > modern MS system. ..on installing any Microsoft product, you _accept_ Microsoft's right under their licensing terms, to do as they please, with _their_own_ software, on whatever box you provide. ..you either accept this monkey business deal like half a billion other Forrest Gump's, or, go for a more intelligent, and decent, alternative. ..alternatives licensed under the GPL and derivatives, tend to have people expect quality software, without making people DL "easter eggs" traditionally created by demoralized Microsoft employees. > I'm surprised there hasn't been a howl set up with that bit of MS > spying. They've been skewered before for applications that install > with covert net activity as the default. Are you referring to them > going beyond the log in to active an application nonsense? ..well, Forrest Gump didn't do to bad in the Viet Cong ambush and in trawling shrimp... in the Hollywood made movie... ;-) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
