From: jesse montrose (jesse_at_spine.com)
Date: Fri Jun 09 1995 - 19:15:27 EDT
>>Microsoft officials confirm that beta versions of Windows 95 include a
>>small viral routine called Registration Wizard. It interrogates every
viral? as in self-replicating code? piffle.
>>This means that they have a list of every directory (and, potentially
every
>>file) on your machine. It would not be difficult to have something like a
>>FileRequest from your system to theirs, without you knowing about it. This
>>way they could get ahold of any juicy routines you've written yourself and
>>claim them as their own if you don't have them copyrighted.
Am I the only one who thinks this is silly? If microsoft wants my juicy
routines, they can certainly afford to buy them from me.
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