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Yahoo Anti-Spy Favors Yahoo's Adware Partners?
prostoalex writes "Yahoo's new browser toolbar is advertised to clean out adware and spyware from the user's PC and from the sound of it is a good tool to rely on. Not so, says eWeek, whose Matt Hicks notices that Yahoo excludes by default two popular adware/spyware applications - Claria (ex-Gator) and WhenU.com - Claria has commercial bonding with Yahoo! Inc."
... news item from month's back?
Never mind. If it is, I couldn't find it [again].
Even if they do, two hands are better than one.
Does anyone else find it humorous that r_glen can't spell "humorous?"
In fact, linux is the best "anti-spyware" i know.
You don't have a Net connection?
You just own the Windows CD and haven't actually installed it on anything yet?
Moron...
Richard Steven Hack - This sig is TOO GODDAMN SHORT TO DO ANYTHING USEFUL WITH! MORONS!
LOL'd??
Lots of laughed...
I LOL'd...
I lots of laughed...
i think you forgot 'had' or some other word.
Just me being picky
Lets see.....you may redistribute this code as long as you do not modify it in any way? Sounds like removing the right to use open source code to create a better mousetrap (so to speak). Maybe I want to use portions of it to help with a ANSII-BBS to regular term conversion for graphics....no-can-do according to the GPL.
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one the bus load of girls just went down.