On 2006-06-13, Erik Funkenbusch <erik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Because you can easily (and *completely*) opt out with OSS...
>> And the reporting software can be easily and permanently disabled.
>
> The Microsoft reports are opt-in as well. Even when enabled, they ask you
> if you would like to send the report to Microsoft. So, what was your point
> again?
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20060608002958907
"It appears that even on such systems, the MS tool will now attempt to
contact Microsoft over the Internet *every time you boot*.... The
connections occur even if you do not have Windows "automatic update"
enabled."
"Worse yet, Notifications -- unlike other Microsoft updates -- cannot
be uninstalled."
Do you understand my point now?
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Sincerely,
Ray Ingles (313) 227-2317
Only one thing is impossible for God: to find any sense in
any copyright law on the planet. - Mark Twain
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