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
