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Though Debian's "popularity contest" is opt-in.

• rmc 12y ago
  Yes it is. And so is a lot of malware. The user has clicked the "I Agree" box at the start. Can you come up with a definition of "malware" that excludes actual malware and excludes the Debian popularity contest?
  • pseudonom- 12y ago
    I'm supposing that you meant "includes actual malware". Here's a definition: Malware, for a given user and computer, is installed software that, in the absence of constraints (such as imperfect information, limited time and ability), would not be installed. This defines malware as a space rather than a binary, but I'm fine with that.