msgid "Proprietary Interference - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <h2> msgid "Proprietary Interference" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "" "Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to mistreat " "the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers, which puts them " "in a position of power over the users; <a " "href=\"/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html\">that is the " "basic injustice</a>. The developers often exercise that power to the " "detriment of the users they ought to serve." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "" "This page describes how various proprietary programs harass or annoy the " "user, or cause trouble for the user. These actions are like sabotage but " "the word “sabotage” is too strong for them." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't here, " "please write to <a " "href=\"mailto:webmasters@gnu.org\"><webmasters@gnu.org></a> to inform " "us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two to serve as " "specific substantiation." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple is putting DRM on iPhone batteries, and the system proprietary " "software <a " "href=\"https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/59nz3k/apple-is-locking-batteries-to-specific-iphones-a-nightmare-for-diy-repair\">turns " "off certain features when batteries are replaced other than by Apple.</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "Google is modifying Chromium so that <a " "href=\"https://tech.slashdot.org/story/19/01/23/0048202/google-proposes-changes-to-chromium-browser-that-will-break-content-blocking-extensions-including-various-ad-blockers\"> " "extensions won't be able to alter or block whatever the page " "contains</a>. Users could conceivably reverse the change in a fork of " "Chromium, but surely Chrome (nonfree) will have the same change, and users " "can't fix it there." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "Samsung phones come preloaded with <a " "href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-08/samsung-phone-users-get-a-shock-they-can-t-delete-facebook\"> " "a version of the Facebook app that can't be deleted</a>. <a " "href=\"https://www.infopackets.com/news/10484/truth-behind-undeletable-facebook-app\"> " "Facebook claims this is a stub</a> which doesn't do anything, but we have to " "take their word for it, and there is the permanent risk that the app will be " "activated by an automatic update." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "Preloading crapware along with a nonfree operating system is common " "practice, but by making the crapware undeletable, Facebook and Samsung (<a " "class=\"not-a-duplicate\" " "href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-08/samsung-phone-users-get-a-shock-they-can-t-delete-facebook\">among " "others</a>) are going one step further in their hijacking of users' " "devices." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "One version of Windows 10 <a " "href=\"https://www.ghacks.net/2018/09/12/microsoft-intercepting-firefox-chrome-installation-on-windows-10/\"> " "harangues users if they try to install Firefox (or Chrome)</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "A nonfree video game, available through the nonfree Steam client, <a " "href=\"https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/274552-great-now-games-are-hijacking-systems-with-\"> " "included a “miner”</a>, i.e. an executable that hijacks the CPU " "in users' computers to mine a cryptocurrency." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "A cracker used an exploit in outdated software to <a " "href=\"https://www.pcmag.com/news/360968/400-websites-secretly-served-cryptocurrency-miners-to-visito\"> " "inject a “miner” in web pages</a> served to visitors. This type " "of malware hijacks the computer's processor to mine a cryptocurrency. (Note " "that the article refers to the infected software as “content " "management system”. A better term would be “<a " "href=\"/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Content\">website revision " "system</a>”.)" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "Since the miner was a nonfree JavaScript program, visitors wouldn't have " "been affected if they had used <a " "href=\"/software/librejs/index.html\">LibreJS</a>. Some browser extensions " "that <a " "href=\"https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-stop-sites-from-using-your-cpu-to-mine-coins/\"> " "specifically block JavaScript miners</a> are also available." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "Pearson's proprietary educational software <a " "href=\"https://gizmodo.com/pearson-embedded-a-social-psychological-experiment-in-s-1825367784\"> " "did an experiment on real students</a>, treating students differently to " "observe the results." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "Microsoft is planning to make Windows <a " "href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/19/windows-10-microsoft-force-people-edge-browser-windows-mail-chrome-firefox\"> " "impose use of its browser, Edge, in certain circumstances</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "The reason Microsoft can force things on users is that Windows is nonfree." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "Learn how <a " "href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20170319013045/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-farrell/the-fascinating-psycholog_b_6076502.html\"> " "gratis-to-play-and-not-win-much games manipulate their useds " "psychologically</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "These manipulative behaviors are malicious functionalities, and they are " "possible because the game is proprietary. If it were free, people could " "publish a non-manipulative version and play that instead." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "Windows displays <a " "href=\"http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/17/14956540/microsoft-windows-10-ads-taskbar-file-explorer\"> " "intrusive ads for Microsoft products and its partners' products</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "The article's author starts from the premise that Microsoft has a right to " "control what Windows does to users, as long as it doesn't go “too " "far”. We disagree." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "An upgrade package for Acrobat Reader <a " "href=\"https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/adobe-acrobat-reader-dc-update-installs-chrome-browser-extension/\">silently " "alters Chrome</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "The Microsoft Telemetry Compatibility service <a " "href=\"https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-performance/microsoft-telemetry-compatibility/cefa7c8e-49c9-4965-aef6-2d5f01bb38f2?tab=AllReplies#tabs\"> " "drastically reduces the performances of machines running " "Windows 10</a>, and can't be disabled easily." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "After <a " "href=\"/proprietary/malware-microsoft.html#windows10-forcing\">forcing the " "download of Windows 10</a> on computers that were running Windows 7 and 8, " "Microsoft <a " "href=\"https://www.computerworld.com/article/3012278/microsoft-sets-stage-for-massive-windows-10-upgrade-strategy.html\"> " "repeatedly switched on a flag that urged users to “upgrade” to " "Windows 10</a> when they had turned it off, in the hope that some day they " "would fail to say no. To do this, Microsoft used <a " "href=\"https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/17/microsoft_windows_10_upgrade_gwx_vs_humanity/\"> " "malware techniques</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "A detailed <a " "href=\"https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/08/windows-10-microsoft-blatantly-disregards-user-choice-and-privacy-deep-dive\"> " "analysis of Microsoft's scheme</a> is available on the Electronic Frontier " "Foundation's website." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "Microsoft has made companies' Windows machines managed by the company's " "sysadmins <a " "href=\"http://www.infoworld.com/article/3042397/microsoft-windows/admins-beware-domain-attached-pcs-are-sprouting-get-windows-10-ads.html\">harangue " "users to complain to the sysadmins about not “upgrading” to " "Windows 10</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "Microsoft has <a " "href=\"http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/16/10780876/microsoft-windows-support-policy-new-processors-skylake\">desupported " "all future Intel CPUs for Windows 7 and 8</a>. Those machines will be stuck " "with the nastier Windows 10. <a " "href=\"http://gizmodo.com/only-the-latest-version-of-windows-will-run-on-some-fut-1753545825\"> " "AMD and Qualcomm CPUs, too</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "Of course, Windows 7 and 8 are unethical too, because they are proprietary " "software. But this example of Microsoft's wielding its power demonstrates " "the power it holds." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "Free software developers also stop maintaining old versions of their " "programs, but this is not unfair to users because the users of free software " "have control over it. If it is important enough to you, you and other users " "can hire someone to support the old version on your future platforms." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "Adobe nonfree software may halt all other work and freeze a computer <a " "href=\"http://shallowsky.com/blog/gimp/non-free-software-surprises.html\"> " "to perform a license check</a>, at a random time every 30 days." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "Oracle made a deal with Yahoo; Oracle's nonfree Java plug-in will <a " "href=\"http://searchengineland.com/yahoo-signs-deal-with-oracle-to-attract-new-users-via-java-installs-224097\"> " "change the user's initial web page, and default search engine, to Yahoo</a> " "unless the user intervenes to stop it." msgstr "" #. 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# LANGUAGE translation of https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/proprietary-interference.html # Copyright (C) YEAR Free Software Foundation, Inc. # This file is distributed under the same license as the original article. # FIRST AUTHOR , YEAR. # #, fuzzy msgid "" msgstr "" "Project-Id-Version: proprietary-interference.html\n" "POT-Creation-Date: 2019-08-15 10:25+0000\n" "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n" "Last-Translator: FULL NAME \n" "Language-Team: LANGUAGE \n" "Language: \n" "MIME-Version: 1.0\n" "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=CHARSET\n" "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n" #. type: Content of: msgid "Proprietary Interference - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <h2> msgid "Proprietary Interference" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "" "Nonfree (proprietary) software is very often malware (designed to mistreat " "the user). Nonfree software is controlled by its developers, which puts them " "in a position of power over the users; <a " "href=\"/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html\">that is the " "basic injustice</a>. The developers often exercise that power to the " "detriment of the users they ought to serve." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> msgid "" "This page describes how various proprietary programs harass or annoy the " "user, or cause trouble for the user. These actions are like sabotage but " "the word “sabotage” is too strong for them." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><p> msgid "" "If you know of an example that ought to be in this page but isn't here, " "please write to <a " "href=\"mailto:webmasters@gnu.org\"><webmasters@gnu.org></a> to inform " "us. Please include the URL of a trustworthy reference or two to serve as " "specific substantiation." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "Apple is putting DRM on iPhone batteries, and the system proprietary " "software <a " "href=\"https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/59nz3k/apple-is-locking-batteries-to-specific-iphones-a-nightmare-for-diy-repair\">turns " "off certain features when batteries are replaced other than by Apple.</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "Google is modifying Chromium so that <a " "href=\"https://tech.slashdot.org/story/19/01/23/0048202/google-proposes-changes-to-chromium-browser-that-will-break-content-blocking-extensions-including-various-ad-blockers\"> " "extensions won't be able to alter or block whatever the page " "contains</a>. Users could conceivably reverse the change in a fork of " "Chromium, but surely Chrome (nonfree) will have the same change, and users " "can't fix it there." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "Samsung phones come preloaded with <a " "href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-08/samsung-phone-users-get-a-shock-they-can-t-delete-facebook\"> " "a version of the Facebook app that can't be deleted</a>. <a " "href=\"https://www.infopackets.com/news/10484/truth-behind-undeletable-facebook-app\"> " "Facebook claims this is a stub</a> which doesn't do anything, but we have to " "take their word for it, and there is the permanent risk that the app will be " "activated by an automatic update." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "Preloading crapware along with a nonfree operating system is common " "practice, but by making the crapware undeletable, Facebook and Samsung (<a " "class=\"not-a-duplicate\" " "href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-08/samsung-phone-users-get-a-shock-they-can-t-delete-facebook\">among " "others</a>) are going one step further in their hijacking of users' " "devices." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "One version of Windows 10 <a " "href=\"https://www.ghacks.net/2018/09/12/microsoft-intercepting-firefox-chrome-installation-on-windows-10/\"> " "harangues users if they try to install Firefox (or Chrome)</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "A nonfree video game, available through the nonfree Steam client, <a " "href=\"https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/274552-great-now-games-are-hijacking-systems-with-\"> " "included a “miner”</a>, i.e. an executable that hijacks the CPU " "in users' computers to mine a cryptocurrency." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "A cracker used an exploit in outdated software to <a " "href=\"https://www.pcmag.com/news/360968/400-websites-secretly-served-cryptocurrency-miners-to-visito\"> " "inject a “miner” in web pages</a> served to visitors. This type " "of malware hijacks the computer's processor to mine a cryptocurrency. (Note " "that the article refers to the infected software as “content " "management system”. A better term would be “<a " "href=\"/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Content\">website revision " "system</a>”.)" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "Since the miner was a nonfree JavaScript program, visitors wouldn't have " "been affected if they had used <a " "href=\"/software/librejs/index.html\">LibreJS</a>. Some browser extensions " "that <a " "href=\"https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-stop-sites-from-using-your-cpu-to-mine-coins/\"> " "specifically block JavaScript miners</a> are also available." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "Pearson's proprietary educational software <a " "href=\"https://gizmodo.com/pearson-embedded-a-social-psychological-experiment-in-s-1825367784\"> " "did an experiment on real students</a>, treating students differently to " "observe the results." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "Microsoft is planning to make Windows <a " "href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/19/windows-10-microsoft-force-people-edge-browser-windows-mail-chrome-firefox\"> " "impose use of its browser, Edge, in certain circumstances</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "The reason Microsoft can force things on users is that Windows is nonfree." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "Learn how <a " "href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20170319013045/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-farrell/the-fascinating-psycholog_b_6076502.html\"> " "gratis-to-play-and-not-win-much games manipulate their useds " "psychologically</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "These manipulative behaviors are malicious functionalities, and they are " "possible because the game is proprietary. If it were free, people could " "publish a non-manipulative version and play that instead." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "Windows displays <a " "href=\"http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/17/14956540/microsoft-windows-10-ads-taskbar-file-explorer\"> " "intrusive ads for Microsoft products and its partners' products</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "The article's author starts from the premise that Microsoft has a right to " "control what Windows does to users, as long as it doesn't go “too " "far”. We disagree." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "An upgrade package for Acrobat Reader <a " "href=\"https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/adobe-acrobat-reader-dc-update-installs-chrome-browser-extension/\">silently " "alters Chrome</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "The Microsoft Telemetry Compatibility service <a " "href=\"https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-performance/microsoft-telemetry-compatibility/cefa7c8e-49c9-4965-aef6-2d5f01bb38f2?tab=AllReplies#tabs\"> " "drastically reduces the performances of machines running " "Windows 10</a>, and can't be disabled easily." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "After <a " "href=\"/proprietary/malware-microsoft.html#windows10-forcing\">forcing the " "download of Windows 10</a> on computers that were running Windows 7 and 8, " "Microsoft <a " "href=\"https://www.computerworld.com/article/3012278/microsoft-sets-stage-for-massive-windows-10-upgrade-strategy.html\"> " "repeatedly switched on a flag that urged users to “upgrade” to " "Windows 10</a> when they had turned it off, in the hope that some day they " "would fail to say no. To do this, Microsoft used <a " "href=\"https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/17/microsoft_windows_10_upgrade_gwx_vs_humanity/\"> " "malware techniques</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "A detailed <a " "href=\"https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/08/windows-10-microsoft-blatantly-disregards-user-choice-and-privacy-deep-dive\"> " "analysis of Microsoft's scheme</a> is available on the Electronic Frontier " "Foundation's website." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "Microsoft has made companies' Windows machines managed by the company's " "sysadmins <a " "href=\"http://www.infoworld.com/article/3042397/microsoft-windows/admins-beware-domain-attached-pcs-are-sprouting-get-windows-10-ads.html\">harangue " "users to complain to the sysadmins about not “upgrading” to " "Windows 10</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "Microsoft has <a " "href=\"http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/16/10780876/microsoft-windows-support-policy-new-processors-skylake\">desupported " "all future Intel CPUs for Windows 7 and 8</a>. Those machines will be stuck " "with the nastier Windows 10. <a " "href=\"http://gizmodo.com/only-the-latest-version-of-windows-will-run-on-some-fut-1753545825\"> " "AMD and Qualcomm CPUs, too</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "Of course, Windows 7 and 8 are unethical too, because they are proprietary " "software. But this example of Microsoft's wielding its power demonstrates " "the power it holds." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "Free software developers also stop maintaining old versions of their " "programs, but this is not unfair to users because the users of free software " "have control over it. If it is important enough to you, you and other users " "can hire someone to support the old version on your future platforms." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "Adobe nonfree software may halt all other work and freeze a computer <a " "href=\"http://shallowsky.com/blog/gimp/non-free-software-surprises.html\"> " "to perform a license check</a>, at a random time every 30 days." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <ul><li><p> msgid "" "Oracle made a deal with Yahoo; Oracle's nonfree Java plug-in will <a " "href=\"http://searchengineland.com/yahoo-signs-deal-with-oracle-to-attract-new-users-via-java-installs-224097\"> " "change the user's initial web page, and default search engine, to Yahoo</a> " "unless the user intervenes to stop it." msgstr "" #. 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