Steve
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1 edit | reply to TexasGuy
Re: How would you describe term "SpyWare" ?
I think that efforts like this, though honorable, are doomed to fail because they are attempting to summarize many dimensions of behavior into three or four words.
Likewise: it would be difficult to break down all human beings into three categories:•he's a saint•he's ok•he's an asshole Clearly some people will be obviously in one category or another, but an awful lot will have merit suggesting more than one. Then we'd get arguments;said by person 1:
He's an asshole! said by person 2:
No, he's just direct, so that makes him ok! And what about somebody like Hitler or Saddam? Somehow "asshole" doesn't quite do them justice.
And then we'd get lawsuits over somebody being called one thing on a forum, claiming they belong in a different category.
Different premises inform different characterizations, and it's simply impossible to distill this all into a couple of words, and efforts to do so simply hide the complexity of the situation with no real benefit except to the lawyers.
Steve -- obviously a saint 
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Stephen J. Friedl • Unix Wizard • Microsoft Security MVP • Tustin, California USA • my web site |
