[luau] Fuel for the Linux Fire

[Robert Green]

--- Casey Roberts <utexan01 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Also, I noticed something else a little interesting in
> both bills.  They both mentioned that the state
> governments would have to "avoid acquiring products
> that do not comply with open standards for
> interoperability or data storage; and avoid acquiring
> products that are known to make unauthorized transfers
> of information to, or permit unauthorized control of
> or modification to the state government's computer
> systems by, parties outside the control of the state
> government."  Seems a little like common sense, but I
> wonder how proprietary vendors will take that?
> 
> Casey Roberts

Don't the newer Windows versions allow just these types of
"unauthorized control" and "outside modification" ? I thought I read
something to that effect....

I think it was in here...

Spyware / invasion of privacy in MS win XP
http://www.hevanet.com/peace/microsoft.htm

Aloha,

Rob



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