S�ren Kuklau wrote:
> On 3/16/2002 2:01 AM, jukola apparently wrote exactly the following:
> 
>> Graham Todd wrote:
>>
>>> On Friday 15 March 2002 10:47 pm, jukola wrote:
>>
>> There may be printer drivers trying to connect to the internet. A 
>> careful installation, and a good firewall, will, however, take care of 
>> any dubious connections.
> 
> 
> That's off the point.

Read in conjunction with the statement leading to the reply: it's not.

> 
>> So far I have never been forced to be connected to the internet whilst 
>> printing locally.
> 
> 
> That's fine. Me neither.
> 
>>> By the same token, software running on a PC (in the shape of drivers) 
>>> can affect other programs, so it is a legitimate question to ask.
>>
> 
>> Most of the users use M$ as an OS, even Mozilla users. Have you ever 
>> seen an error notice that a M$ driver has caused you any problems :-)?
> 
> 
> Have you ever seen a printer built by Microsoft?
> 
No, that's why I made the statement, with a :-).

>> That's the point. Why should I give Mozilla the right to gather 
>> information about my computer not needed to evaluate a crash of only 
>> Mozilla?
> 
> 
> I think it's up to the developers to decide which information they might 
> need. Obviously, you don't agree with that.

No, I don't. Not if the information needed requires detailed personal 
information. If Mozilla hav seen crashes that may be contributed to a 
certain driver or software, the immediate reaction is: Why don't they 
contact the supplier of that particular driver or programme and work it 
out?

> 
>> Mozilla is still a software. Information about what happened to 
>> Mozilla is enough. My computer name has nothing to do with it.
> 
> 
> Probably not.
> 

Again: Why ask for it?

-- 
jukola


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