On June 10, 2003 02:52 am, Cedric Veilleux wrote: > Get kazaa lite from http://www.kazaalite.tk/ , which is a stripped down > kazaa (no spywares).
while it is true that kazaa light does not contain spyware, it does however play host to a particularly nasty batch of "trojanware": http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-874885.html http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,98344,00.asp if you're too busy to check the above links, here's the deal: kazaa contains special software designed to use your spare cpu cycles (like [EMAIL PROTECTED]) to work on an unknown project. ie. this company uses your computer's power to research anything it feels like... from biotechnologies, to nuclear weaponry, to a new chicken recipe. the company is responsible to no one and has cut a deal with kazaa to quietly install itself on your machine. ...if this was for a noble cause, i doubt they'd be so quiet about it. it's always up to you -- go with an Open solution like the ones mentioned on this thread, or contribute to the development of technologies a profit-driven corporation feels like selling to whomever will pay. -- i know not with what weapons world war III will be fought, but world war IV will be fought with sticks and stones. - albert einstein -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
