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Therese Godefroy |
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www/proprietary malware-microsoft.html propriet... |
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Sun, 21 Apr 2019 03:44:44 -0400 (EDT) |
CVSROOT: /webcvs/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Therese Godefroy <th_g> 19/04/21 03:44:44
Modified files:
proprietary : malware-microsoft.html
proprietary-sabotage.html proprietary.html
proprietary/workshop: mal.rec
Log message:
Windows 10 'remediation' (RT #1374552).
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/malware-microsoft.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.96&r2=1.97
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-sabotage.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.84&r2=1.85
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.120&r2=1.121
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/workshop/mal.rec?cvsroot=www&r1=1.83&r2=1.84
Patches:
Index: malware-microsoft.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/malware-microsoft.html,v
retrieving revision 1.96
retrieving revision 1.97
diff -u -b -r1.96 -r1.97
--- malware-microsoft.html 17 Apr 2019 08:50:41 -0000 1.96
+++ malware-microsoft.html 21 Apr 2019 07:44:42 -0000 1.97
@@ -280,6 +280,30 @@
actions that harm the users of specific Microsoft software.</p>
<ul class="blurbs">
+ <li id="M201904041">
+ <p>Microsoft has been <a
+
href="https://borncity.com/win/2019/01/17/windows-10-update-kb4023057-re-released-1-16-2019/";>
+ force-installing a “remediation”
+ program</a> on computers running certain
+ versions of Windows 10. Remediation, in Microsoft's view, means <a
+
href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4023057/update-to-windows-10-versions-1507-1511-1607-1703-1709-and-1803-for-up2019-04-04";>
+ tampering with users' settings and files</a>, notably to
+ “repair” any components of the updating system that users
+ may have intentionally disabled, and thus regain full power over
+ them. Microsoft repeatedly pushed faulty versions of this program to
+ users' machines, causing numerous problems, some of which critical.</p>
+
+ <p>This exemplifies the arrogant and manipulative attitude
+ that proprietary software developers have learned to adopt
+ toward the people they are supposedly serving. Migrate to a <a
+ href="/distros/free-distros.html">free operating system</a> if you
+ can!</p>
+
+ <p>If your employer makes you run Windows, tell the financial
+ department how this wastes your time dealing with endless connections
+ and premature hardware failures.</p>
+ </li>
+
<li id="M201704194">
<p>Microsoft has made Windows 7
and 8 cease to function on certain new computers, <a
@@ -631,7 +655,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/04/17 08:50:41 $
+$Date: 2019/04/21 07:44:42 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
Index: proprietary-sabotage.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-sabotage.html,v
retrieving revision 1.84
retrieving revision 1.85
diff -u -b -r1.84 -r1.85
--- proprietary-sabotage.html 17 Apr 2019 08:50:41 -0000 1.84
+++ proprietary-sabotage.html 21 Apr 2019 07:44:43 -0000 1.85
@@ -36,6 +36,30 @@
<div class="column-limit" id="proprietary-sabotage"></div>
<ul class="blurbs">
+ <li id="M201904041">
+ <p>Microsoft has been <a
+
href="https://borncity.com/win/2019/01/17/windows-10-update-kb4023057-re-released-1-16-2019/";>
+ force-installing a “remediation”
+ program</a> on computers running certain
+ versions of Windows 10. Remediation, in Microsoft's view, means <a
+
href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4023057/update-to-windows-10-versions-1507-1511-1607-1703-1709-and-1803-for-up2019-04-04";>
+ tampering with users' settings and files</a>, notably to
+ “repair” any components of the updating system that users
+ may have intentionally disabled, and thus regain full power over
+ them. Microsoft repeatedly pushed faulty versions of this program to
+ users' machines, causing numerous problems, some of which critical.</p>
+
+ <p>This exemplifies the arrogant and manipulative attitude
+ that proprietary software developers have learned to adopt
+ toward the people they are supposedly serving. Migrate to a <a
+ href="/distros/free-distros.html">free operating system</a> if you
+ can!</p>
+
+ <p>If your employer makes you run Windows, tell the financial
+ department how this wastes your time dealing with endless connections
+ and premature hardware failures.</p>
+ </li>
+
<li id="M201904040">
<p>Ebooks “bought” from Microsoft's store check that
their DRM is valid by connecting to the store every time their
@@ -587,7 +611,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/04/17 08:50:41 $
+$Date: 2019/04/21 07:44:43 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
Index: proprietary.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/proprietary.html,v
retrieving revision 1.120
retrieving revision 1.121
diff -u -b -r1.120 -r1.121
--- proprietary.html 20 Apr 2019 15:57:58 -0000 1.120
+++ proprietary.html 21 Apr 2019 07:44:43 -0000 1.121
@@ -146,6 +146,30 @@
<h3 id="latest">Latest additions</h3>
<ul class="blurbs">
+ <li id="M201904041">
+ <p>Microsoft has been <a
+
href="https://borncity.com/win/2019/01/17/windows-10-update-kb4023057-re-released-1-16-2019/";>
+ force-installing a “remediation”
+ program</a> on computers running certain
+ versions of Windows 10. Remediation, in Microsoft's view, means <a
+
href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4023057/update-to-windows-10-versions-1507-1511-1607-1703-1709-and-1803-for-up2019-04-04";>
+ tampering with users' settings and files</a>, notably to
+ “repair” any components of the updating system that users
+ may have intentionally disabled, and thus regain full power over
+ them. Microsoft repeatedly pushed faulty versions of this program to
+ users' machines, causing numerous problems, some of which critical.</p>
+
+ <p>This exemplifies the arrogant and manipulative attitude
+ that proprietary software developers have learned to adopt
+ toward the people they are supposedly serving. Migrate to a <a
+ href="/distros/free-distros.html">free operating system</a> if you
+ can!</p>
+
+ <p>If your employer makes you run Windows, tell the financial
+ department how this wastes your time dealing with endless connections
+ and premature hardware failures.</p>
+ </li>
+
<li id="M201904150">
<p id="M201509210">Volkswagen programmed its car engine computers to <a
href="https://www.petri.com/volkswagen-used-software-to-cheat-on-emissions";>
@@ -191,15 +215,6 @@
to the person who bought it. Microsoft said it will refund customers,
but this is no excuse for selling them restricted books.</p>
</li>
-
- <li id="M201903281">
- <p>OfficeMax cheated customers by <a
-
href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/03/office-depot-tricked-people-into-buying-pc-support-with-fake-virus-scans/";>
- using proprietary “PC Health Check” software</a> rigged
- to give false results, deceiving the customer into thinking per
- computer was infected and buy unneeded support services from the
- company.</p>
- </li>
</ul>
@@ -260,7 +275,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/04/20 15:57:58 $
+$Date: 2019/04/21 07:44:43 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
Index: workshop/mal.rec
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/workshop/mal.rec,v
retrieving revision 1.83
retrieving revision 1.84
diff -u -b -r1.83 -r1.84
--- workshop/mal.rec 20 Apr 2019 15:57:58 -0000 1.83
+++ workshop/mal.rec 21 Apr 2019 07:44:44 -0000 1.84
@@ -25,6 +25,36 @@
#### Please don't remove the blank line after this marker! ####
# ADD NEW BLURB HERE
+Added: 2019-04-21
+Id: 201904041
+RT: 1374552
+PubDate: 2019-01-17
+PubDate: 2019-04-04
+Target: proprietary-sabotage.html proprietary-sabotage
+Target: malware-microsoft.html sabotage
+Keywords: windows remediation
+Blurb: <p>Microsoft has been <a
++
href="https://borncity.com/win/2019/01/17/windows-10-update-kb4023057-re-released-1-16-2019/";>
++ force-installing a “remediation”
++ program</a> on computers running certain
++ versions of Windows 10. Remediation, in Microsoft's view, means <a
++
href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4023057/update-to-windows-10-versions-1507-1511-1607-1703-1709-and-1803-for-up2019-04-04";>
++ tampering with users' settings and files</a>, notably to
++ “repair” any components of the updating system that users
++ may have intentionally disabled, and thus regain full power over
++ them. Microsoft repeatedly pushed faulty versions of this program to
++ users' machines, causing numerous problems, some of which critical.</p>
++
++ <p>This exemplifies the arrogant and manipulative attitude
++ that proprietary software developers have learned to adopt
++ toward the people they are supposedly serving. Migrate to a <a
++ href="/distros/free-distros.html">free operating system</a> if you
++ can!</p>
++
++ <p>If your employer makes you run Windows, tell the financial
++ department how this wastes your time dealing with endless connections
++ and premature hardware failures.</p>
+
Added: 2019-04-20
Id: 201904150
RT: www-discuss 2019-04-19 (proprietary)