Re: The evils of GNU

From	Bartc <bc@freeuk.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: The evils of GNU
Date	2015-08-23 10:34 +0100
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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On 23/08/2015 10:22, jacobnavia wrote:
> Le 23/08/2015 10:31, Noob a écrit :
>> On 22/08/2015 18:20, Noob wrote:
>>
>>> If you fail to see the difference between a world where Microsoft
>>> calls the shots, and one where GNU dominates (and uses that lead
>>> to push some of their pet extensions) then I don't want to waste
>>> my time discussing GNU with you.
>>
>> And right on cue, Microsoft delivers!
>>
>> Windows 10 now bundles keylogger as standard component (and there
>> was much rejoicing at NSA HQ)
>>
>> "Windows 10 Collects All Texts Entered into the Keyboard"
>> https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=15/08/22/1442231
>>
>> Apparently, "no privacy" is now the new normal.
>>
>
> This assumes that the windows machine has internet connection.
>
> My windows machine has no internet connection, the router will deny any
> internet access.

If it /never/ has an internet connection ever again, that might work. 
But if all keystrokes are logged in files, then all it takes are those 
couple of minutes you might be connected each year, to update 
applications or whatever, or to upload your work, then that data can be 
sent all at once.

And most people aren't developers who can work year after year on a 
self-contained machine with no external connection. They will need the 
internet for emails, social networks, shopping, banking, movies, ...

Also, with many machines that might have built-in WiFi, 3G, or some form 
of wireless connectivity (which is pretty much all of them), you can 
never be sure that it can't connect to the internet, unless you shield 
it in lead, put it in a Faraday cage, then make sure you never turn it on.

-- 
Bartc

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  Re: Programming openssl raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-08-01 15:08 +0000
    Re: Programming openssl Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-08-01 13:18 -0700
      Re: Programming openssl raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-08-02 22:04 +0000
        Re: Programming openssl Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2015-08-03 00:45 -0400
          Re: Programming openssl raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-08-04 11:51 +0000
        Re: Programming openssl Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-08-03 12:24 -0700
        Re: Programming openssl Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2015-08-07 23:12 +0200
          Re: Programming openssl raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-08-22 13:37 +0000
            Re: Programming openssl Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2015-08-22 18:20 +0200
              The evils of GNU Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2015-08-23 10:31 +0200
                Re: The evils of GNU jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-08-23 11:22 +0200
                Re: The evils of GNU Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-08-23 10:34 +0100
                Re: The evils of GNU David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 19:24 -0700
            Re: Programming openssl Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-09-06 13:34 -0700
  Re: Programming openssl Lőrinczy Zsigmond <nospam@for.me> - 2015-08-08 06:48 +0200

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