[Am-info] Re: All your computers are belong to us (the royal 'we')

[Glenn T. Livezey, Ph.D.]

>"John J. Urbaniak" <jjurban@attglobal.net> wrote
>Subject: [Am-info] All your computers are belong to us
>RE:"MS security patch EULA gives Billg admin privileges on your box"
>http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25956.html
>Thanks to the PC Press for creating this monster.

I am trying to find the original discussions of this licensing issue.
My memory is that MS reserves the right to alter any installation of
its code without notice and has responded to the outrage upon discovery
with the legaleze that means "we'll post some mention of the need to
'patch' your install, somewhere, some of the time".

Please correct me if I'm wrong, and please provide any documentation
or references you might have to the underlying issues and the actual
licensing language pertinent to MS's 'right' to alter your harddrives'
content whenever they see fit without notification, let alone consent.

I thank you for your help and appreciate any information you may 
provide on the topic - whether I like it or not.

Glenn
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