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Re: [cobalt-users] [*FREE*] OpenSSH 3.6.1p1 - (OpenSSL 0.9.7b)
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] [*FREE*] OpenSSH 3.6.1p1 - (OpenSSL 0.9.7b)
- From: Thom LaCosta <baltimoremd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu May 1 06:30:00 2003
- List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Sun Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
On Wed, 30 Apr 2003, Gerald Waugh wrote:
> Personally, I see nothing wrong with a pkg developer using a 'phone home'
> script! It gives him/her an idea of the systems the pkg was installed on, and
> may assist in debugging issues that may appear in a released pkg.
It might cause less paranoia if the developer let everyone know up front
that the software would phone home and give some assurances that the
information sent wouldn't be used for any purposes other than debugging,
etc.
Thom