The whole point of gator is that the web site owner has no control of
this. There is nothing mysql.com webmaster can do about this. I think
they could sue GatorWare, but to what end. In the future, it's
important to take a innocent until proven guilty approach on this list.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: C. Reeve [mailto:creeve.2005@stripped]
> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 11:43 PM
> To: mysql@stripped
> Subject: What's up with this GATOR crap?
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I have noticed recently that every time I go to the MySQL
> manual page I
> get prompted to install Gator spyware. If MySQL condones or
> is going to
> use spyware, I may have to consider using another database.
>
> This may sound extreme, but I do not condone the use of spyware in any
> form and would hope that others feel the same way.
>
> Comments....
>
>
>
