[Office-commits] r9683 - trunk/campaigns/windows7sins/articles

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Author: www-data
Date: Thu Sep 24 15:23:14 2009
New Revision: 9683

Log:
web commit by mattl

Modified:
   trunk/campaigns/windows7sins/articles/lockin.mdwn

Modified: trunk/campaigns/windows7sins/articles/lockin.mdwn
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 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 <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.
+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 <a 
href="http://john.jubjubs.net/2008/03/21/apple-software-update/";>coerce users 
of iTunes to install the Safari web-browser</a>.
 
 **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.**