__/ [ Oliver Wong ] on Monday 14 August 2006 15:50 \__
> "Hadron Quark" <hadronquark@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:87odune6ax.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>
>>> Ever since WGA was introduced*, whenever I approach a Windows machine I
>>> can't
>>> help thinking about it as some form of a spying appliance. Whatever you
>>> do
>>> gets recorded. With IE7, even pages you visit will reside in Microsoft's
>>> datacentres (for good!). And the DoJ has access to these. Data retention
>>> at
>>> the ISP's side is peanuts in comparison.
>>>
>>> * Around the same time when Redmond's daily phonecall controversy
>>> leaked out
>>
>> You seem to openly encourage and support piracy of MS Operating
>> Systems. Just because most Gnu/Linux installations are free, it doesnt
>> mean MS have to give stufff away. WGA is a natural respsonse to people
>> thieving their work.
>
> No, there's a difference between supporting piracy and supporting
> privacy.
Privacy and Windows are an oxymoron. From the moment you have it installed
and a networking channel is detected...
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