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Re: ZeroKnowledge ends Linux version of Privacy Internet

[email protected] (marco) écrivait/wrote:

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>Gilles Pelletier wrote:
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>> ZeroKnowledge, producers of the Freedom Internet Privacy Suite, a
>> package of software that provided a personal firewall, blocked cookies
>> and banner ads, locally stored and encrypted website login
>> information, and scanned outgoing data to ensure personal information
>> wasn't being sent out against a user's wishes, has announced that
>> they're discontinuing Linux support due to low interest in their Linux
>> offerings and a "strong customer preference" for Windows.
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>> http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-06-15-008-20-SC-BZ-SW
>> --
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>Bof c'est sans doute ça l'avantage de linux, c'est que quand un soft a été developpé
>il l'a été grâce aux autres, et il sera toujours assez rapide de le reproduire d'une autre manière.
>C'est très organique.
>Apparement tout le monde s'en fout qu'ils abandonne le projet :
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>     I remember checking this site out when they first released their publicity to the Linux community
>     regarding their products. My impression then (and now) was that this was a totally useless product.
>     One of those "snake oil" products that you see so often in the world of Windows software.
>     Unfortunately for developers of Windows software, they continue to find their ability to produce
>      "innovative" products hamstrung by Microsofts continued bundling of the same ideas into the ever
>     growing blob that is Windows. Most of the ideas touted in the "Freedom" product have been
>     available in one form or another for Linux for quite a while and its appears that Microsoft will have
>     most of them in Windows as well. One of these days Windows programmers will realize there is
>     almost nothing profitable left for them to create since Microsoft has given it all away for free in the
>     pursuit of "freedom of innovation".

Ouais... C'est sûr que ce n'est pas la nouvelle du siècle.
Probablement que ce n'est pas le désintérêt de ZeroUtility Software
qui va provoquer la chute de Linux. Merci de le faire remarquer.

GP
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