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Cc: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org,
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Subject: Re: Open_Source
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>>
>> I mean things like sending private data to someone else, scanning for
>> other programs i have on disk, my addressbook etc.
>
> Given enough incentive, it unfortunately seems even open source
> developers will resort to sneaky tactics:
> http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/05/mozilla-ponders-policy-change-after-firefox-extension-battle.ars

but it's at least much more difficult. And - my other rule fits very well 
here. Avoid OVERCOMPLEX programs.

Unfortunately there are no well done WWW browsers for unix in the world.
links -g is an exceptions, but in the same time it's quite limited.
But have best fonts :)