Do you accept Spyware?

I'm proud to admit that spyware has changed my life. When I first heard about spyware, I thought, "hey man, what's all that fuzz about". Today I can't live without it.

I don't think spyware is just some piece of software, really, it's rather a state of mind. And now-a-days, when I look at LimeWire or Bearshare running, I'm proud to be using spyware, so developers can make a living and deliver great software like those two gnutella clients for free.

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"By using spyware-free gnutella clients you support global terrorism."
George W. Bush
 
Coming back to topic. I wonder if even John still denies the trouble of spyware?
Before you answers.... read what the developer of Bearshare wrote at gnutella.com: "Gator is an extremely underhanded company. We repeatedly turned down their deals because they always had something sneaky up their sleeves. Yes, Gator will install Web3000 and even Onflow. They neglected to tell LimeWire about it." Thx for honesty! Read the full comment at http://www.gnutella.com/forums/general/34
 
Hey, pal! I'm awake and aware. lol

Just because lots of software does it makes it all right?

I consider it an invasion of my privacy frankly. It's not hard to put up some annoying little window pop up to let the user know exactly what kind of info is being requested and transmitted.

Just like everything else, a little "accept SPYWARE from this issuer all the time" button can be available.

I've used Microsoft Internet explorer error reporting for quite some time. Every time it wants to send an error report I am given the option not to send it. And it's a program that I CHOSE to have on my system.

So wake up yourself, BUD! It
 
Still one unclear point about spytools in limewire is cydoor, the only non optional component. LimeCrew states it does not diclose personal information; on the other side others say that it is one of the worst things on the net...
Personally I believe that lime crew says this honestly, but is it really like that? Is cydoor (or this cydoor product) only a ad delivery system? Please respond,
___________________________Carlo out.
 
John!

It will! Because Linux its developed by hundreds of developers all over the world in their free time... if there will be a "spyware" linux version, I have to smile... I will switch to another distrubution or I will ask a friend to compile it!

You know Linux is open source its allowed to compile it, as it allowed for Limewire... and we say the people there is spyware into, don
 
I won't applaud BearShare for bundling spyware, but at least users are given an option to decline its installation without disabling the application or being invaded by hidden files or programs.
Personally, I avoid any and all 'free' programs bundled with ads or spyware. I'm more than willing to purchase clean versions of the application.
 
Simple, they aren't out for linux, they eat up bandwidth by downloading ads and they usually try to display the ads they downloaded to me.

However, I don't believe Gator (&c) is truly harmful.
 
Wrong. Linux is the kernel. Just the kernel and nothing more. Little companies producing pretty useless programms with lots of ads just haven't discovered Linux as a platform.

I can't look at the source code of any linux app (borlands kylix for example) nor is there always a open-source version available. - Basically it would be possible to create commercial versions of Linux, sth like a Microsoft Linux (Windows XP is based on a BSD kernel which is more or less a linux-cousin).

As long linux has got a small market-share, companies sometimes give linux versions of their software away for free, but if that ever changed (for example if linux had a market-share of 10% of the desktops), they would consider making money with linux products and they would also write adware/spyware for linux.
 
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