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I think the effort by M$ is great.
What struck me was the statement in the article regarding open source:
"The Microsoft Canada tool will be on an open standard"
I'm encouraged by that statement but wonder if they will keep to that promise given the money they're spending on it.
Again, I applaud M$'s initiative...let's see how the implementation goes and whether privacy concerns as instronics pointed out are addressed somehow.
I'll have to go with Instronics on this one. It's good that Bill Gates is helping these people in their war against Child Porn.
Microsoft understanding the meaning of open source ? :DQuote:
"The Microsoft Canada tool will be on an open standard"
Anyway unless Bill Gates' good actions, my opinion of M$ still remains the same.
Open source and Open standard are two different things....
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what i dont find good or right is the privacy invasion. I dont find it good that M$ has more control over your puters than the actuall owner (how owns you win pc anyways?).
To me, your privacy is worth jack **** compared to childrens safety. If it means that this crap will stop, that they can get at least a little bit of this kiddie stuff off the internet, I'm all for letting anyone on the the planet see what I do online. Because what I do is legal. Because I have nothing to hide. And because I have a son that pray God will never be a victim of something like that, but then (almost) every parent in the world feels this way, and it's not stopping it. Let them track my activity. Let them do what they want...as long as it leads to these scumbags losing.
I am with Debs on this one. If MS is willing to help put an end to these sick bastards more power to him.
I am sure that he sent the email not directly towards Bill Gates but to more of a public address. For example [email protected] or [email protected]Quote:
this is a Stunt..... man... look 1 question...... Where did the officer get BG's e_mial ?????????? 2nd Q: how did the officers e_mail get to BG's ::I am sure he uses a safe list, coz I will be damed if he read e_mail:: 3: Q; how the hell will the S/w know if the ppl in the Pic are 18+ ???? tell me it is not like they r taged.....
& lastly... I feel this prog is made to index Porn.... if u dont belive me read the article again....
I use M$ all the time and have no problem with their software. like deb and drunk on duvel said, if M$ is going to put an end to Chiled pornography then more power to them.
I have my complaints about Microsoft products, some of their methods and tactics in the past, but I've also been on the receiving end of Microsoft's generous and positive efforts a few times. Without Microsoft's support of education, public K-12 and colleges would not be able to survive on tight budgets. I don't know what would happen to private schools.
That article isn't a publicity stunt. Yeah, Bill Gates has a group who monitor his incoming. But these kind of things get forwarded to him directly. Believe me, he does take these issues seriously.
I don't think Microsoft is any more evil than HP (ever deal with HP Printer Warranty Support?). Or, any more evil than any other corporate entity in the US.
Homework: Read "The Prince," by Machiavelli.
What most people see of Bill Gates is that he is this richest or that richest, billions here and billions there. He built one of the largest software companies in the world, is fiercely competitive and driven. In some ways, I admire his accomplishments. In other ways, I feel sorry for him. I don't think I could every work for him. Just not in my nature. However, Gates has been out of the driver's seat of Microsoft for some time. He doesn't really operate Microsoft on a day-to-day basis anymore (Steve Balmer does that). He does run the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Just do a quick Google on that and see what they do.
Something that bugs me...
As far as corporations go, Microsoft is a very gentle and kind one.
Break out a history book and look at the tactics used by Standard Oil and JP Morgan. Or what about GE? Remember ITT? AT&T's international counterpart? No? This company actually had death squads, I kid you not genuine death squads. And when Chile attempted to nationalize their phone system back in 1972, ITT used their clout to have the CIA engineer a coup. (All of this became declassified in 1997 but was pretty much common knowledge since it happened.) What about DeBeers? Executives from there are still avoiding the US under fear of being instantly arrested for a whole slew of things. Least we not forget the more recent evil corporations like Enron, which screwed over thousands of it's own employees to make the executives more money. Or Halliburton which is currently being charged with not only crimes against humanity in Burma but was awarded large contracts to rebuild Iraq _UNSOLICITED_ which is utterly unheard of (Hmm I wonder if their executive connections had any influence on this). All of this after they were illegally selling to Iraq during the last decade of US embargos. But we elect Halliburton's CEO as Vice President and bash Bill Gates for fighting child pornography?
You've gotta be kidding me.
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After all, Bill Gates is the largest charitable giver of all time correct?
An interesting thread folks!
Bill Gates is an exceptionally wealthy person, and $500,000 to him is worth about the same as 50c to most people like me. Now, if there is a charity collecting for child protection on the street, I would gladly put 50c in the box.............wouldn't you?
I have personally gone to EVPs and CEOs with requests from charitable organisations that "somehow" found themselves on my desk. I just say "hey boss" this is local.............you want the Company to be part of the community?...not been fired for it yet :)
I have also had the misfortune to assist in three cases of this nature, as some contributors to this thread have also done. My scum got 18 months, 18 months and NINE MONTHS.....the last was only a few weeks ago, and it was a schoolteacher!!!!!
I was physically sick (puked up) the first time...............I would not wish it on anyone...SERIOUSLY!
I think that ANYONE great or small, who joins in the fight against this, is intrinsically good...........I will be the first to admit that I am a cynical bastard, but these people's motives I cannot find it within myself to question.
As I said, I am cynical, it was not "big" enough to be a publicity stunt IMHO. It was a gut reaction from a fellow human being.
There, thats at least £0.03 worth, and I got it off my chest
Good luck & God bless
Johnno