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[Office-commits] r9680 - trunk/campaigns/windows7sins/articles
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[Office-commits] r9680 - trunk/campaigns/windows7sins/articles |
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Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:55:32 -0400 |
Author: www-data
Date: Thu Sep 24 14:55:32 2009
New Revision: 9680
Log:
web commit by mattl
Modified:
trunk/campaigns/windows7sins/articles/lockin.mdwn
Modified: trunk/campaigns/windows7sins/articles/lockin.mdwn
==============================================================================
--- trunk/campaigns/windows7sins/articles/lockin.mdwn Thu Sep 24 14:49:49
2009 (r9679)
+++ trunk/campaigns/windows7sins/articles/lockin.mdwn Thu Sep 24 14:55:32
2009 (r9680)
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
versions of Microsoft Windows, forcing complete system upgrades for
what is essentially a document exchange format.
-This behavior is not limited to Microsoft, but also to proprietary software
companies producing products for Windows. Adobe regularly updates its software
to patch flaws used to bypass restrictive measures in its PDF readers, and
Apple used its Software Update application on Windows to coerce users of iTunes
to install the Safari web-browser.
+This behavior is not limited to Microsoft, but also to proprietary software
companies producing products for Windows. Adobe <a
href="http://www.h-online.com/security/Guessing-games-regarding-Adobe-Reader-update--/news/110080"regularly
updates its software</a> to patch flaws used to bypass restrictive measures in
its PDF readers, and Apple used its <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safari_%28web_browser%29#Distribution_through_Apple_Software_Update">Software
Update application</a> on Windows to coerce users of iTunes to install the
Safari web-browser.
**How free software defeats this problem: Everybody who uses the software has
access to the source code, this creates three distinct options for providing
support for the software beyond any support that may be offered by the
developers of the software: Firstly, a subset of users of the software may
decide to continue supporting the product with updates and bug fixes themselves
-- a group called Fedora Legacy did this for Red Hat 7.3 and Red Hat 9, for
several years after official updates ceased. Secondly, a new project may decide
to continue the development of the software by itself, offering users an
alternative upgrade option in the form of a new release or distribution of the
software. Finally, the user can hire an independent software developer, or team
of developers to continue to improve and maintain the software.**
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