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Is Microsoft the Great Satan?
This article was given a major rewrite in 2009. The old version is also available.
Many people think of Microsoft as the monster menace of the software industry. There is even a specific campaign to boycott Microsoft. This feeling has intensified since Microsoft expressed active hostility towards free software.
In the free software movement, our perspective is different. We see that Microsoft is doing something that mistreats software users: making software proprietary and thus denying users their rightful freedom. But Microsoft is not alone in this; many other companies do the same thing to the users. If other companies manage to dominate fewer users than Microsoft, that is not for lack of trying.
This is not meant to excuse Microsoft. Rather, it is meant as a reminder that Microsoft is the natural development of a software industry based on keeping users divided and subjugating them. When criticizing Microsoft, we should not focus so narrowly on Microsoft that we let other proprietary software developers off the hook.
When we reject Microsoft's proprietary software, that is not a boycott. The word "boycott" means rejection, as a protest, of products that are otherwise acceptable. Rejecting a product because it hurts you is not a boycott, just ordinary rationality. To maintain your freedom, you need to reject the software that takes away freedom, regardless of who developed it or who distributes it.
In the "Halloween documents," leaked in October 1998, Microsoft executives stated an intention to use various methods to obstruct the development of free software: specifically, designing secret protocols and file formats, and patenting algorithms and software features.
These obstructionist policies were not new: Microsoft, and many other software companies, had been doing them for years. Secrecy and patents have obstructed us greatly, and they may be more damaging in the future. For the most part, the companies' main motivation in doing these things is to attack each other; now, it seems, we are specifically targeted. Microsoft is using its patents directly to attack the free software community, and our community is fighting back.
But Microsoft's patents are not the only patents that threaten us (and software developers and users generally)—consider the harm that the MP3 patents have done. Thus, defending against specific attacks is necessary but not sufficient. The only full solution is to eliminate software patents.
Other Microsoft practices specifically harmful to the adoption of free software are the ones designed to build up social inertia that obstructs migration to GNU/Linux. For instance, when Microsoft "donates" copies of Windows to schools, it converts these schools into tools for implanting a dependence on Windows. There are indications that Microsoft systematically plans these activities as a campaign against the adoption of GNU/Linux.
Each Windows "upgrade" augments Microsoft's power over the users; Microsoft plans it that way. And each one is a step forward in malicious features, which include Digital Restrictions Management and back doors. So the FSF runs campaigns to warn users against "upgrading" to Windows Vista and Windows 7. We aim to reduce the amount of inertia they will create.
We don't hate Microsoft, and we don't consider it the Great Satan. But we do recognize it as the company that has separated more users from their freedom than any other, and a powerful avowed enemy of computer users' freedom. We act accordingly.


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Zotobi Management Limited Privacy Policy has been adopted to explain how we store and use the information collected about you online on our websites and mobile platforms, during your use of our products and/or services. Developer and its subsidiary companies respect the privacy rights of Users and recognize the importance of protecting the information collected. By accepting our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, you consent to our collection, storage, use and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our Support Team at email@example.com .
Zotobi Management Limited and its owned or controlled subsidiaries and affiliates may be collectively referred to herein as «Developer», «we», or «our», as the context requires. Zotobi Management Limited is a developer and publisher of social games for the web and mobile devices. By using jollylol.com websites, Developer's applications, or any of the related services, you signify your assent to Developer's Privacy Policy and understanding that Developer may process your data in accordance with this Privacy Policy. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE FOREGOING, PLEASE DO NOT USE THE SITES OR APPLICATIONS. If you access our games from a third party Social Networking Site («SNS»), you may be required to also read and accept the SNS Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
2.1. Developer collects both personal and non-personal User information. Personal information is information that identifies you and that may be used to contact you on-line or off-line.
Developer may collect personal information from our online Users during:
Registration for games;
Registration for Developer's and/or other service accounts;
User support and/or technical service requests;
Player match up and other head-to-head online competitions and/or special game-specific events;
Contest registration and prize acceptance;
Creation of a personal profile;
Access to our products and/or services on social networks or other third party services;
Otherwise through use of our software, mobile or online service where personal information is required for use and/or participation.
Information collected will vary depending upon the activity and may include your name, email address, phone number, home address, birth date, mobile phone number and credit card information. You can choose not to provide (when such opportunity is provided) certain information, but then you might not be able to take advantage of many of our features.
2.2. Non-personal information, alone, cannot be used to identify or contact you. Developer collects non-personal information about your use of our online and mobile products and services both on our websites and in the course of game play and software usage.
When you use Developer's online and mobile products and services, we may collect certain non-personal information including gender, zip code, information about your computer, hardware, software, platform, game system, media, mobile device, including device IDs, incident data, Internet Protocol (IP) address and other information.
When you browse certain portions of the Service, we may automatically collect and record standard user information and clickstream data about your visit (through the use of cookies and otherwise) as part of our analysis of the use of the Service. For example, when you visit or request a web page from our server, we may record the IP address of the user's machine, the time, date and URL of the request and information about the browser being used, and other information regarding the visit, such as the pages visited on the Service, the time spent on each page, any advertisements clicked and any search terms used (collectively «Log Data»).
2.3. When you use any Developer's game at an SNS such as Facebook or Google +, you allow Developer to access certain information from you profile for that site. The information you allow Developer to access varies by game and SNS, and it is affected by the privacy settings you establish at the SNS. You can control and find out more about these settings at the SNS where you play our game. By playing a Developer's game through an SNS, you are authorizing Developer to collect, store, and use in accordance with this Privacy Policy any and all information that you agreed the SNS could provide to Developer through the SNS Application Programming Interface. Your agreement takes place when you «accept» or «allow» (or similar terms) one of our applications on an SNS.
Developer stores information about you on servers located in the United States. Personal data collected within the European Union may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Union. Data we collect may also be processed by staff operating outside the US and the EU who works for us or for one of our suppliers. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.
Developer uses your information only as follows:
To provide our products and services to you and fulfill your specific requests;
To send you messages about our products and services, new products, features, enhancements, special offers, upgrade opportunities, contests and events of interest;
To enable user-to-user communications;
To better understand the behavior and preferences of our Users, to troubleshoot technical problems, to deliver advertising, for the purposes of proper functioning of our products and services and improving them;
To improve our software and services by providing experiences and recommendations, language and location customization, personalized help and instructions.
We disclose your information to third parties, that is parties other than Developer, in the following circumstances:
5.1. We may share your information with subsidiaries and affiliates that we own or control, but only if those entities are either subject to this Privacy Policy or follow practices at least as protective as those described in this Privacy Policy.
5.2. From time to time Developer's employs third party contractors to collect personal information on our behalf to provide email delivery, product, prize or promotional fulfillment, contest administration, credit card processing, shipping or other services on our sites. We ask some third party contractors, such as credit agencies, data analytics or market research firms, to supplement personal information that you provide to us for our own studies. When our third party agents or service providers collect and/or have access to any information other than non-personal, anonymous and/or aggregated data, Developer requires that they use data consistently with our stated privacy policies and protect the confidentiality of personal information they collect or have access to in the course of their engagement by Developer. These third parties are prohibited from using your personal information for any other purpose without your specific consent.
5.3. The Service supports and may encourage interaction among players. Your SNS friends may see your name, profile photo and descriptions of your game activity, your game profile. Other players may also be able to send you game requests or even friend requests through the related SNS's communication channels.
5.4. Developer may share aggregated information (information about you and other users collectively), anonymous information and certain technical information (including IP Addresses, MAC Addresses for mobile devices and mobile device IDs) to develop and deliver targeted advertising in the service and on the websites of third parties. We may also allow advertisers to collect this information within the Service and they may share it with us.
5.5. We reserve the right to disclose your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, judicial proceedings, court order or other legal process; enforce or apply our Terms of Service and other agreements; or protect the rights, property, or safety of Developer, our employees, our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction purposes.
5.6. In the event that Developer undergoes a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, we may transfer all of your information, including personal information, to the successor organization in such transition.
Developer does not sell products for purchase by children and does not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are under age of 13, you may use our Sites only with the involvement of a parent or guardian.
Developer understands the importance of keeping your information safe and secure. Developer will make commercially reasonable precautions to protect your personal information and ensure the security of our systems. However, there is no 100% secure method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage. We cannot assume responsibility or liability for unauthorized access to our servers and systems. It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer. Be sure to sign off when finished using a shared computer. We strongly recommend that you implement measures to protect your computer from unauthorized access such as firewall protection and anti-virus software.
8.1. You can correct or update your account information at any time by logging on our sites and navigating to different account settings. Should you be unable to log in or wish to have your account(s) deactivated, you may send an e-mail to our Support Team at email@example.com . You can put «Delete my Account» or «Update my information» in the subject line and include your first name, last name, e-mail address and user ID number (if applicable) in the body of the e-mail. We will be happy to review, update or remove information as appropriate. We may still retain your information in our files however, to resolve disputes, enforce our user agreement, and due to technical and legal requirements and constraints related to the security, integrity and operation of our websites.
8.2. If you have granted Developer access to your SNS account information through a Developer's application, you may manage the information Developer receives about you from an SNS. For this purpose you will need to follow the instructions at that site for updating your information and changing your privacy settings.
8.3. You also may have the right (subject to certain exceptions to be given a copy of certain data that Developer may hold about you (and for which we may charge a small fee to process) and to have any inaccuracies in the data that Developer holds about you corrected and/or erased. You may exercise any such rights by emailing our Support Team at email@example.com . We will need sufficient information from you to establish you identity and to verify your access request, and also to assist us in handling your request. Requests will be processed as soon as possible and not later than 40 days.
9.1. If you choose to visit a Site, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Policy and our Terms of Service. If you have any concerns about your privacy, please contact us with a thorough description or your question or concern via the postal addresses or email address in the Section 10 of this Privacy Policy, and we will try to resolve it.
10.1. If we decide to make material changes to our Privacy Policy, we will notify you and other users by placing a notice on www.jollylol.com or by sending you a notice to the email address we have on file for you. We may supplement this process by placing notices in our games and on other Developer websites. You should periodically check www.jollylol.com and this Privacy Policy page for updates.
11.1. If you have any questions about the privacy aspects of our products or services, or would like to make a complaint having to do with a privacy matter, please send a written request as follows:
Zotobi Management Limited
Attention: Data Privacy
Office No. 309, 3rd Floor, Building No. 1, Dubai Internet City, PO Box 500213, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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The Romanian – Chinese Studies Center was established in 2012 as a part of the Department of Asian Studies of the Romanian – American University. Our main goal is to offer to our students a better understanding of the Chinese culture and business environment in order to improve the economic and cultural relations between Romania and China.
Our activities include Chinese language classes, conferences on economic and cultural subjects, scientific symposiums, establishing partnerships with universities and companies from China, in order to create student exchange and internship programms. Our Center organizes summer schools and study trips to China as well as cultural and artistic events.