[mdlug] Ubuntu spyware

[Mat Enders]

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On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 6:24 PM, Michael Corral <micorral at comcast.net> wrote:

> 2013-07-01, Monsieur Jim Fulner a ecrit:
>
>> I would like to hear others opinons on the ideas and points mentioned
>> here:
>>
>> http;//www.gnu.org/philosophy/**ubuntu-spyware.html<http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ubuntu-spyware.html>
>>
>
> Well I definitely agree with what Richard Stallman says in that
> article. This kind of adware/spyware in a Linux distro is absolutely
> reprehensible. Can you imagine the uproar if Microsoft did the same
> thing? I don't see why Ubuntu should be let off the hook for this.
>
> And the good news is that they aren't; people are voting with their
> feet and (combined with the Unity fiasco) have been leaving Ubuntu in
> droves. Canonical seems intent on alienating the larger Linux
> community by going their own way on many things (e.g. Mir) in what
> appears to be a desperate attempt to finally turn a profit. They've
> gone from being the darling of the Linux community for making a
> "Linux for humans" that "even grandma can install", to becoming a
> bit of a joke (not to mention Mark Shuttleworth's increasingly
> bizarre and arrogant remarks - though in a sense I can understand
> his frustration over losing millions of dollars from his own personal
> wealth on Ubuntu; that must sting him).
>
> tl;dr: I don't think Ubuntu's future looks good.
>
> Michael
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