Robert Day's post about the latest Microsoft snafu brings up a question. Now that Red Hat and other distros contain a lot of tools to make installation, upgrades and other stuff easy for newbies/desktop users (which is all to the good in helping Linux replace M$), what is being done to prevent Microsoft-like domination of the Linux desktop? For example (I haven't yet perused any of the source code since obtaining RH), is the source included for the alert notification and up2date programs and has it been scrutinized for security/privacy holes? A lot of clients and friends are worried about M$'s ability to spy on them and/or the government's ability to force M$ to use their spy technology to snoop on people's personal or corporate computers. Is this a current or eventual worry for desktop users who receive regular updates from their chosen distributor, and is there a web site or list where these issues are discussed (if it's been discussed here, so much the better)?
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