Windows, Linux, The Debate: which is best?

[Sasha Tsykin]

Duncan Anderson wrote:

> Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:55:58 +1100
>> Sasha Tsykin <stsykin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>  
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>>> How is windows spyware?
>>>   
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>>
>> It sends back to Redmond your computer's configuration and hardware
>> list, then once again if you upgrade your hardware, won't allow hardware
>> upgrades more than three times without re-validation.  Who knows what
>> else the closed system is sending out and where?
>> Spyware, for sure.
>
I agree, clearly if you don't know the contents of a program, it is 
spyware. I hearby declare, by that definition, that all closed source 
software, and all open source software whose source I ahve not 
personally read is spyware, because I do not know the contents.

How is it spyware because you can only install it 3 times (not true by 
the way, I installed mine 12)? Time to take a trip to dictionary.com. 
While it is true that it mines your computer for data, as there are 
disclaimers etc., and you know exactly how that information is being 
used and where it is going, I would hardly classify all this as spyware 
liek activities.

>>
>> Cybe R. Wizard
>>  
>>
> Now there's somebody who understands the meaning of the word.
>
Don't agree, believe me it looks silly.

> cheers
> Duncan
>
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Sasha