Kazaa

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Salut/Hi Bruce Chambers,

le/on Sun, 13 Feb 2005 08:38:55 -0700, tu disais/you said:-
It's claimed to be, but I'm skeptical. It may lack most of the
built-in spyware, but it's still a huge security whole. You'll still be
giving everyone else with Kazaa direct access to your hard drive. Are
you really that willing to trust the whole world with the contents of
your hard drive?
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What? Including Mbongo Mbongo in Uganda, who has no electricity, and has
never heard of computers. Don't you think you're being a _touch_ careless in
your use of language?
Also remember, the primary purpose of both Kazaa and Kazaa Lite is to
facilitate the illegal distribution of copyrighted materials. The
people who are in the habit of such distribution would be completely
without integrity,
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Hmm, Bruce, that's rather an extreme view.

I guess 90% of the population would regard copying a pop record illegally as
being entirely different from snooping through private papers.

In fact I believe that statistically, something like 90% of employees have
no sense of wrong in "relieving" their employer of paper, writing material
etc, nor in making private phone calls/emails on company time. They do not
regard such as theft (in the case of office material) or dishonestly
obtaining services. I'm not saying I agree with them, merely trying to show
you that your view is somewhat eccentric.
and so cannot be trusted not to include viruses,
worms, Trojans, and more with anything they "share."
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If they did, it would be more likely that they did so in ignorance rather
than malice. There are many differing views of what is honest and what is
dishonest.

That said, I've no intention of using or having anything to do with Kazaa.
 
Salut/Hi "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(nojunk)@msn.com>,

le/on Mon, 14 Feb 2005 09:58:51 -0700, tu disais/you said:-
Then why the comment?
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Why not? Or is one not supposed to query the revealed truth according to a
MVP. I don't agree with Bruce's black and white vision of honesty and I feel
I'm entitled to say so.
 
Bruce is among two MVPs here that preclude guilt before innocence, and are software police as well. Too much time on their hands really!
 
Salut/Hi Bruce Chambers,
The post could very easily been answerd without the pontificating. IMHO
 
Ian said:
Salut/Hi Bruce Chambers,

le/on Sun, 13 Feb 2005 08:38:55 -0700, tu disais/you said:-
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What? Including Mbongo Mbongo in Uganda, who has no electricity, and has
never heard of computers. Don't you think you're being a _touch_ careless in
your use of language?
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It's called "exaggeration for affect," and usually requires no explanation.

Hmm, Bruce, that's rather an extreme view.

I guess 90% of the population would regard copying a pop record illegally as
being entirely different from snooping through private papers.

In fact I believe that statistically, something like 90% of employees have
no sense of wrong in "relieving" their employer of paper, writing material
etc, nor in making private phone calls/emails on company time. They do not
regard such as theft (in the case of office material) or dishonestly
obtaining services. I'm not saying I agree with them, merely trying to show
you that your view is somewhat eccentric.
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So you're saying that 90% of the world lacks integrity? And you're
calling my view-point extreme?





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Salut/Hi Bruce Chambers,

It's called "exaggeration for affect," and usually requires no explanation.
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If I may be thoroughly pedantic to match your stuffiness.

It's called hyperbole, and as such it's always worthy of adverse comment.
Furthermore it's not "affect", but "effect." (Just because I don't know much
about XP doesn't make my illiterate, and just because you usually give
_excellent_ advice about technical matters doesn't put you above criticism.)
So you're saying that 90% of the world lacks integrity? And you're
calling my view-point extreme?
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No. I'm saying that I have read surveys that have shown what I quoted. I've
differentiated between what I suspect to be true (downloading legally or
illegally) and in quoting what I've read, sought to give my reasons for a
more nuanced view of the world. You're the one tying that to integrity, I'm
merely saying that I feel your view of what is and isn't honest is too black
and white.
 
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