So our resident local expert on the subject as spoken , good good good... Now its time for the Bulshit HO so clueless me , no links , no real hard data little me:
1) HP nx5000 http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF 05a/3219 57-64295-89315-321838-f33-395654.html
Whant to take a wild guess as to how many they sold ?
2) http://media.linspire.com/walmart/
Walmart are idiot to have partnered on this with Linspire , but hey if its still around its must have saled a few , care to guess how many ?
3) HP launches Linux laptop in Thailand for $450 in 2003:
http://www.computerweekly.com/Article122041.htm
4) http://tuxmobil.com/reseller.html
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The problem Gnu/Linux as at getting installed on any computer is Microsoft illegal tactics and preferential contracts wich if the big oem get drop of they loose millions if not billions , because they arent competitive anymore. If you really add any clue you would have read the numerous anoncement of GNU/Linux offer that where suddenly dropped from Dell , HP , IBM , etc... because of exactly this.
In France ( I am a Real American From Canada ) in particular there is a law that say you cant bind two products togheter for a sale ( laptop =1 , os = 2 ), the law is not enforced.
In Asia many desktop and laptop are shipping with GNU/Linux. ( china as billion of people and India is second with millions ) , they are sold in the millions, and are never seen elsewhere.
Another problem is Red Hat wich is not ready to pay for it to be installed on public desktop and laptop even do most of there IPO whas funded by people who taught they add this goal in mind , who as a tight grip on the ears of the manufacturer and cant stop claiming that Gnu/linux is not ready for the desktop when in fact its Red Hat who is not ready.
Gnu/Linux product made 86 billions in related sales last year... and passed Apple 3% market share ( Gnu/linux total is around 6%-7%) , problem its not from a single vendor and not all vendors whant to talk about it in fear of Microsoft.
But never mind oh so clueless me you are the REAL expert... and everything is so much more simplier and clearer when you say it.
Actually , your line is the BS. company exist for many reasons , the principle of a company are to fulfill a a need others whont or cant do by themself.
If the goal of your comapny is to make money , in this day and age you will fail and go bankrupt in less then 2 months.
Some people like you may not realize this but there are hundreds if not millions of company going bankrupt for one wich stay alive.
On broadband , Canada as about 10 - 12 million people on the internet , not everyone can afford broadband, probably the US numbers would go up too.
"has less money"
No , Thats what whe like to make you think but take any #1 in any sector of activity and analyze there sharolders and you see a big percentage of Canadians , the #2 #3 #4 are usualy Canadian owned company.
"and it's far colder, which makes running lines more difficult."
Thats why where expert in satelites...
"There's no *way* that the U.S. should be behind Canada. "
You have been behind Canada since Canada whas the first country on the continent... whe let you say "where #1" , whe call ourself #0;-)
You obviously know your porn... IE feeds you Porn even when you dont whant it , and tell everyone about it : your wife , girlfriend , mOM... No really you dont get firefox on GNU/Linux for porn...
No really, Debian is the very first Gnu/Linux commercial failure , before Slackware , they where in such a bad shape after not even 1 year that they add to be put on life support by the FSF.
Gentoo is also a commercial failure , it never took out once it whas a community distribution , go talk with Daniel Robbins and the 20k of debt he add over this...
Mandrake-Linux is a community driven distribution , unlike Gentoo and Debian there commercial entity survived even if they add/still have idiots as manager.
The fact you forget is that Debian is great due to its freedom and due to its community , Mandrake is twice better ( whe have KDE GPL because of them, among other things.)
Gentoo is supposed to be faster due to recompilation but Mandrake in every test that is not riggued beat them hands down.
And for the not after money comment , well there is money being made but not by those making the distribution. And not chomp change either something like 1 billion ( thats income not net worth )
Take out your false rewriten history book , I will show you mine, mine as the real numbers too.
I dont smoke anything , I dont drink exept 3 - 4 time per year ( personnal choice ).
And thats the numbers Microsoft puts out internally and that most people in the know agree as the minimum. Its globally , wich means that if its 0.75% in the US ( wich is irrelevant globally in everything )is the numbers that you agree with and the US is the lowest Gnu/Linux country per citizen penetration ( Argentina,Australia , Brazil , Canada , Mexico , China , India , France , Germany , Italy , Japan , Netherlands , Russia , Spain , Thailand , United Kingdom , Cuba , Noth Korea , Israël , Vietnam , etc , beats them easily).
People dont switch for Firefox or because of it , They switch because they dont whant to pay for Microsoft , they cant afford Microsoft ( most people switching ) , they are running from Virus , trojan and hacker that come included with Microsoft product.
It would cost over $1 billion for Red Hat Linux 7.1
http://distrowatch.com/stats.php
Currently, there are a total of 370 Linux distributions
370 X 1 billion = 370 Billion
Just for starters... for the net worth
Mandrake-Linux as 60 million download.
60 million X 2$ per cd X 4 ( free version on the net # of CD). = 480 million
480 X 20 Distribution ( the number of distribution that get that many download )
9 600 000 000/2 for good measure = 4.3 billion of revenue from the sale of cd.
20 billion of Gnu/Linux servers sold Last year ( IBM , Dell , HP , etc... )
370 distribution pulled at least 5 billion in revenu togheter.
Gnu/Linux related book sale ( more then one title , subject ) another 5 billion.
I already got around 35 billion and I havent started to scratch the Services , Hardware sales , Gnu/Linux software , Games , etc...
But hey I must be the one who is wrong in its numbers , I probably dont have all the data that they have , plus the one that make me say its more , because not everyone report there GNU/Linux income. I must be missing the diebold data from Florida and Ohio...
"revenue for desktops, servers and packaged software running on Linux will exceed $35 billion by 2008"
By 2008 , Hum no , or it would mean that whe lost market share.
Last year Gnu/Linux took 7.5% of the Desktop market share. Apple with its 3% is worth 135 billion ( apple software + the company graviting around )
Thats not all Gnu/Linux is also used more on the server side and is becoming the uncontested king of the Clusters OS ( 95% of the new super cluster will or use it as it OS ).
Another segment they kindly forget is electronics ( TV , video , dvd , Radio , etc ) where Gnu/Linux is more and more used in embeded systems.
And also my favorite the Cellular sector where everyone beside RIM ( blackberry ) is starting to be using a GNU/Linux base.
Gnu/Linux passed the 38 Billion profit line about 2 years ago...
None... The United States make absolutely nothing in the entire computer industry entirely in the United States. Assembled from others part yes , manufactured none , even the PowerPC from IBM have some parts made oversea and in Canada.
Capitalism is Dead , say hello to your new socialist overlord.
They dont do it to make more money , they do it so that people know taht they are doing the right thing and then stay competitive in a cut throat market.
1) they raise the price of samsung monitor 2) they wait inspection before applying Samsung sticker to monitor and send those that fail to other brand...
If your State Legislators are like any government in the world they are infected by the Apu Nahasapeemapetilon ( Simpson , kwik-E-Mart franchisee/employee )version Governement 2.3:
Thank you , come Again ! and dont forget to vote for me ! Election Donation are also not needed but are always really apreciated.
- I just made 150 000$ collecting spyware data and you whant me to pay 1000$ , lol ! ( thats the typical spyware attitudes ).
The spammer have the same attitudes:
- I just made 50 000$ sending spam and you whant me to pay 1000$ , lol ! ( thats the typical spammer attitudes ).
The oil industry as the same attitudes:
- What I just killed the entire echo system of the region and you whant me to pay 500 million , lol I just made 5 billion...
I whas raised this way : dont do to other what you would not like to be done to you and dont play with the rights of others they might decide to do the same to you. I am what you call a good citizen ( I have my bad side but it dont affect directly anyone else ).
Those people are criminal, they dont respect other and dont care for others rights. Those methods havent stopped them before.
What I sugest they do is this:
First : Identify the spammer AND IS ACCOMPLICE.
Details : a spyware did not come to be installed on your computer by simple hazard.
1) A. You add to visit a site wich whas distributing it.
B. installed or have a software package wich whas including it without your knowledge.
2) You add to be using an OS wich allowed it to be easily installed.
3) A1. Your ISP did not block the spyware from using the service you pay them ( both way ( instal and info sent ) , and did not inform you of a possibility of a strange communication.
A2. The ISP hosting the site is aware they are sending people something.
B. Make sure the OS who let the spyware instal easily knows about it and give them one month for the OS to become impossible to install it , after one month they become accomplice.
C1. The OEM who provided you the software package or the software vendor is often informed of the fact the spyware is there.
C2 the OEM installed the spyware for convenience ( software add value without costing them a cent , they often also get the data).
This means that you have multiple solution of a criminal ( the spyware ) and there accomplice ( ISP , OEM , OS vendor , Software vendor , YOUR ISP )
Some people advocate the death penalty for spyware , spammer and there accomplice I disagree but offer the same in a bussine way:
Remove there right to operate , cease all there asset , and close them down.
This way suddenly and magically the ISP start to do its job and monitor is offers , your ISP finnaly work for you and help you stay safe on the internet, the OEM offer you real solution and they all proactively go after the bad guys in fear of becoming there accomplice.
Personnaly I have a problem with corporation who have the same right as human , Its normally used to cover the acts of some smart criminal people in a legal way as to not be prosecuted or pay there taxes. ( not all of them , but reversing the process would clean the trial rooms for real crimes. ) I say make them the opposite , Guilty until proven innocent and if found guilty and they tried to argue double the penalty.
This way the corporate spyware dont reopen in the office space next to its previous office and dont start to do the same thing again. you use to make spyware cant have a business of any kind for ten years.
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GFDL as this particularity , you whant to add something you do it...
If you know how to write just make the text addition and send it to the autor with a letter of thanks for his book and a note why you think your text is a good addition to his work.
If you dont but have seen the remastering text somewhere explained in a fantastic simple way , ask the author for a copy and send it to the author of the book.
I think you have a great idea and I encourage you to see this tru.
I read you under my Swiss cheese comment , whe make great Canadian cheese that whe can be proud of too;-)
Its a double way message meant for people to think , meaning it as for target both Canadian who forget that they are real american and Etats-Unians who happen to think that they are the representative of the American way and that they think they happen to be the real american.
Whats a real American ?
- Real American never lost a war ! - Real American live in a democratic country ! - Real American fight for freedom to the death ! - Real American Liberated Europe from the Nazi by fighting the war from end to finish, both time! - Real American are Noble - Real American are defender of Americas - Real American live in america - Real American earned there Country
All the above describe one country : Canada
C ourageous A mericans N oble A mericans D efender of A mericas
it even work in French : ( our second language )
C ourageux A mericains N oble A mericains D efenseur des A meriques
Its not radical , its a reminder and those are not statement those are fact and history points based on our ancestors and our parents actions.
I would not comment on./ if I where after credibility;-)
I am a real American , I am a Canadian , I am a Quebecer , I am the first Son of my Father and my mother , I am the big brother of my brother and the big brother of my sister , I am a friend to my friend and I have no known enemy wich is resumed by:
I am Moulinneuf
and there is not much your or I or anyone else can do about it;-)
Red Hat Security dev : A shit whe got a trojan better call in some reenforcement. "special OSS signal on a special chanel on a special software";-)
Debian Security dev : Yes I know about it , whe already have traced back the software.
Slackware Security Dev : and whe now have the source !
Linspire Security Dev : heu , does this affect root ?
Xandros Dev : Yes , Linspire
Knoppix security Dev : after some test the trojan seem to have those effect , list of effect follow.
Novell/SuSe Dev : I scanned the source and this code seems to be a start of a solution
Mandrake Security Dev : Yes , I tought so too here is the patch I made.
MSG to security list/forum / etc
everyone use there download manager to get the patch.
Its a summary , and not accurate some name where changed to keep secret the real life identity of some of the participants and Linspire dont have security Dev;-)
Browsers are meant to browse , separate the instant instalation from the browsing , and voila ! No kidding , I hope Microsoft release a LiveCD for Browsing ! this way your sure you system is not compromised , I am on sp2 and the number of time I hear ba bling trying to warn me from something that whant to instal is astronomical.
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So our resident local expert on the subject as spoken , good good good ... Now its time for the Bulshit HO so clueless me , no links , no real hard data little me :
F 05a/3219 57-64295-89315-321838-f33-395654.html
:
... because of exactly this.
... and passed Apple 3% market share ( Gnu/linux total is around 6%-7%) , problem its not from a single vendor and not all vendors whant to talk about it in fear of Microsoft.
... and everything is so much more simplier and clearer when you say it.
1) HP nx5000
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/W
Whant to take a wild guess as to how many they sold ?
2) http://media.linspire.com/walmart/
Walmart are idiot to have partnered on this with Linspire , but hey if its still around its must have saled a few , care to guess how many ?
3) HP launches Linux laptop in Thailand for $450
in 2003
http://www.computerweekly.com/Article122041.htm
4) http://tuxmobil.com/reseller.html
-----
The problem Gnu/Linux as at getting installed on any computer is Microsoft illegal tactics and preferential contracts wich if the big oem get drop of they loose millions if not billions , because they arent competitive anymore. If you really add any clue you would have read the numerous anoncement of GNU/Linux offer that where suddenly dropped from Dell , HP , IBM , etc
In France ( I am a Real American From Canada ) in particular there is a law that say you cant bind two products togheter for a sale ( laptop =1 , os = 2 ), the law is not enforced.
In Asia many desktop and laptop are shipping with GNU/Linux. ( china as billion of people and India is second with millions ) , they are sold in the millions, and are never seen elsewhere.
Another problem is Red Hat wich is not ready to pay for it to be installed on public desktop and laptop even do most of there IPO whas funded by people who taught they add this goal in mind , who as a tight grip on the ears of the manufacturer and cant stop claiming that Gnu/linux is not ready for the desktop when in fact its Red Hat who is not ready.
Gnu/Linux product made 86 billions in related sales last year
But never mind oh so clueless me you are the REAL expert
"Companies exist to make money"
Actually , your line is the BS. company exist for many reasons , the principle of a company are to fulfill a a need others whont or cant do by themself.
If the goal of your comapny is to make money , in this day and age you will fail and go bankrupt in less then 2 months.
Some people like you may not realize this but there are hundreds if not millions of company going bankrupt for one wich stay alive.
"Canada has 5.7 million for 28 million people"
...
... whe let you say "where #1" , whe call ourself #0 ;-)
On broadband , Canada as about 10 - 12 million people on the internet , not everyone can afford broadband, probably the US numbers would go up too.
"has less money"
No , Thats what whe like to make you think but take any #1 in any sector of activity and analyze there sharolders and you see a big percentage of Canadians , the #2 #3 #4 are usualy Canadian owned company.
"and it's far colder, which makes running lines more difficult."
Thats why where expert in satelites
"There's no *way* that the U.S. should be behind Canada. "
You have been behind Canada since Canada whas the first country on the continent
Most arabs do not agree with the Hamas
:
and Hizballah.
Most Jews are zionist
And before you falsely claim that Israël as never mortally attacked the US think again
http://www.ussliberty.org/
riddle me this riddle me that I whant a kumkwat !
http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/performance.xml
2.4 kernel for i686 vs pentium 3 kernel.
If I recal right the p3 work better with a 2.2 kernel.
also Gentoo people assume that Mandrake people cant do "optimization".
I used to have 5 link explaining how Gentoo rig and assume with stats. But its on my old comp wich I gave to someone as a long time loaner.
You obviously know your porn ... IE feeds you Porn even when you dont whant it , and tell everyone about it : your wife , girlfriend , mOM ... No really you dont get firefox on GNU/Linux for porn ...
Commercial failure = only community
...
No really, Debian is the very first Gnu/Linux commercial failure , before Slackware , they where in such a bad shape after not even 1 year that they add to be put on life support by the FSF.
Gentoo is also a commercial failure , it never took out once it whas a community distribution , go talk with Daniel Robbins and the 20k of debt he add over this
Mandrake-Linux is a community driven distribution , unlike Gentoo and Debian there commercial entity survived even if they add/still have idiots as manager.
The fact you forget is that Debian is great due to its freedom and due to its community , Mandrake is twice better ( whe have KDE GPL because of them, among other things.)
Gentoo is supposed to be faster due to recompilation but Mandrake in every test that is not riggued beat them hands down.
And for the not after money comment , well there is money being made but not by those making the distribution. And not chomp change either something like 1 billion ( thats income not net worth )
Take out your false rewriten history book , I will show you mine, mine as the real numbers too.
I dont smoke anything , I dont drink exept 3 - 4 time per year ( personnal choice ).
And thats the numbers Microsoft puts out internally and that most people in the know agree as the minimum. Its globally , wich means that if its 0.75% in the US ( wich is irrelevant globally in everything )is the numbers that you agree with and the US is the lowest Gnu/Linux country per citizen penetration ( Argentina
People dont switch for Firefox or because of it , They switch because they dont whant to pay for Microsoft , they cant afford Microsoft ( most people switching ) , they are running from Virus , trojan and hacker that come included with Microsoft product.
the M stands for Moulinneuf ;-)
"Revenue and net worth are not the same thing. "
Try me monkey ?
http://www.dwheeler.com/sloc/
It would cost over $1 billion for Red Hat Linux 7.1
http://distrowatch.com/stats.php
Currently, there are a total of 370 Linux distributions
370 X 1 billion = 370 Billion
Just for starters
Mandrake-Linux as 60 million download.
60 million X 2$ per cd X 4 ( free version on the net # of CD). = 480 million
480 X 20 Distribution ( the number of distribution that get that many download )
9 600 000 000
20 billion of Gnu/Linux servers sold Last year
( IBM , Dell , HP , etc
370 distribution pulled at least 5 billion in revenu togheter.
Gnu/Linux related book sale ( more then one title , subject ) another 5 billion.
I already got around 35 billion and I havent started to scratch the Services , Hardware sales , Gnu/Linux software , Games , etc
But hey I must be the one who is wrong in its numbers , I probably dont have all the data that they have , plus the one that make me say its more , because not everyone report there GNU/Linux income. I must be missing the diebold data from Florida and Ohio
"revenue for desktops, servers and packaged software running on Linux will exceed $35 billion by 2008"
...
By 2008 , Hum no , or it would mean that whe lost market share.
Last year Gnu/Linux took 7.5% of the Desktop market share. Apple with its 3% is worth 135 billion ( apple software + the company graviting around )
Thats not all Gnu/Linux is also used more on the server side and is becoming the uncontested king of the Clusters OS ( 95% of the new super cluster will or use it as it OS ).
Another segment they kindly forget is electronics ( TV , video , dvd , Radio , etc ) where Gnu/Linux is more and more used in embeded systems.
And also my favorite the Cellular sector where everyone beside RIM ( blackberry ) is starting to be using a GNU/Linux base.
Gnu/Linux passed the 38 Billion profit line about 2 years ago
None ... The United States make absolutely nothing in the entire computer industry entirely in the United States. Assembled from others part yes , manufactured none , even the PowerPC from IBM have some parts made oversea and in Canada.
There are only two company making LCD or ODM:
Samsungs
Phillips
the rest are sub-brand from the two above.
Capitalism is Dead , say hello to your new socialist overlord.
They dont do it to make more money , they do it so that people know taht they are doing the right thing and then stay competitive in a cut throat market.
Logical step are ...
...
1) they raise the price of samsung monitor
2) they wait inspection before applying Samsung sticker to monitor and send those that fail to other brand
If your State Legislators are like any government in the world they are infected by the Apu Nahasapeemapetilon ( Simpson , kwik-E-Mart franchisee/employee )version Governement 2.3 :
Thank you , come Again ! and dont forget to vote for me ! Election Donation are also not needed but are always really apreciated.
"allows customers to seek $1000 in damages "
:
:
...
:
:
- I just made 150 000$ collecting spyware data and you whant me to pay 1000$ , lol ! ( thats the typical spyware attitudes ).
The spammer have the same attitudes
- I just made 50 000$ sending spam and you whant me to pay 1000$ , lol ! ( thats the typical spammer attitudes ).
The oil industry as the same attitudes
- What I just killed the entire echo system of the region and you whant me to pay 500 million , lol I just made 5 billion
I whas raised this way : dont do to other what you would not like to be done to you and dont play with the rights of others they might decide to do the same to you. I am what you call a good citizen ( I have my bad side but it dont affect directly anyone else ).
Those people are criminal, they dont respect other and dont care for others rights. Those methods havent stopped them before.
What I sugest they do is this
First : Identify the spammer AND IS ACCOMPLICE.
Details : a spyware did not come to be installed on your computer by simple hazard.
1) A. You add to visit a site wich whas distributing it.
B. installed or have a software package wich whas including it without your knowledge.
2) You add to be using an OS wich allowed it to be easily installed.
3) A1. Your ISP did not block the spyware from using the service you pay them ( both way ( instal and info sent ) , and did not inform you of a possibility of a strange communication.
A2. The ISP hosting the site is aware they are sending people something.
B. Make sure the OS who let the spyware instal easily knows about it and give them one month for the OS to become impossible to install it , after one month they become accomplice.
C1. The OEM who provided you the software package or the software vendor is often informed of the fact the spyware is there.
C2 the OEM installed the spyware for convenience ( software add value without costing them a cent , they often also get the data).
This means that you have multiple solution of a criminal ( the spyware ) and there accomplice ( ISP , OEM , OS vendor , Software vendor , YOUR ISP )
Some people advocate the death penalty for spyware , spammer and there accomplice I disagree but offer the same in a bussine way
Remove there right to operate , cease all there asset , and close them down.
This way suddenly and magically the ISP start to do its job and monitor is offers , your ISP finnaly work for you and help you stay safe on the internet, the OEM offer you real solution and they all proactively go after the bad guys in fear of becoming there accomplice.
Personnaly I have a problem with corporation who have the same right as human , Its normally used to cover the acts of some smart criminal people in a legal way as to not be prosecuted or pay there taxes. ( not all of them , but reversing the process would clean the trial rooms for real crimes. ) I say make them the opposite , Guilty until proven innocent and if found guilty and they tried to argue double the penalty.
This way the corporate spyware dont reopen in the office space next to its previous office and dont start to do the same thing again. you use to make spyware cant have a business of any kind for ten years.
GFDL as this particularity , you whant to add something you do it ...
If you know how to write just make the text addition and send it to the autor with a letter of thanks for his book and a note why you think your text is a good addition to his work.
If you dont but have seen the remastering text somewhere explained in a fantastic simple way , ask the author for a copy and send it to the author of the book.
I think you have a great idea and I encourage you to see this tru.
you too ;-)
I read you under my Swiss cheese comment , whe make great Canadian cheese that whe can be proud of too ;-)
./ if I where after credibility ;-)
:
;-)
Its a double way message meant for people to think , meaning it as for target both Canadian who forget that they are real american and Etats-Unians who happen to think that they are the representative of the American way and that they think they happen to be the real american.
Whats a real American ?
- Real American never lost a war !
- Real American live in a democratic country !
- Real American fight for freedom to the death !
- Real American Liberated Europe from the Nazi by fighting the war from end to finish, both time!
- Real American are Noble
- Real American are defender of Americas
- Real American live in america
- Real American earned there Country
All the above describe one country : Canada
C ourageous
A mericans
N oble
A mericans
D efender of
A mericas
it even work in French : ( our second language )
C ourageux
A mericains
N oble
A mericains
D efenseur des
A meriques
Its not radical , its a reminder and those are not statement those are fact and history points based on our ancestors and our parents actions.
I would not comment on
I am a real American , I am a Canadian , I am a Quebecer , I am the first Son of my Father and my mother , I am the big brother of my brother and the big brother of my sister , I am a friend to my friend and I have no known enemy wich is resumed by
I am Moulinneuf
and there is not much your or I or anyone else can do about it
Who do you think came to the rescue of the whanabee American on september 11 2001 ?
... the real American
Canada
Lets cut the advertisement on the TV nobody watches it anymore , they have tivo anyway !
... to double and tripple.
Lets concentrate our effort on internet advertising!
and so the spam begins
No , It would go like this :
;-)
/forum / etc
;-)
Red Hat Security dev : A shit whe got a trojan better call in some reenforcement. "special OSS signal on a special chanel on a special software"
Debian Security dev : Yes I know about it , whe already have traced back the software.
Slackware Security Dev : and whe now have the source !
Linspire Security Dev : heu , does this affect root ?
Xandros Dev : Yes , Linspire
Knoppix security Dev : after some test the trojan seem to have those effect , list of effect follow.
Novell/SuSe Dev : I scanned the source and this code seems to be a start of a solution
Mandrake Security Dev : Yes , I tought so too here is the patch I made.
MSG to security list
everyone use there download manager to get the patch.
Its a summary , and not accurate some name where changed to keep secret the real life identity of some of the participants and Linspire dont have security Dev
Browsers are meant to browse , separate the instant instalation from the browsing , and voila ! No kidding , I hope Microsoft release a LiveCD for Browsing ! this way your sure you system is not compromised , I am on sp2 and the number of time I hear ba bling trying to warn me from something that whant to instal is astronomical.
There would be a fix by now if it where an OSS , Gnu/Linux project.