*buntu Crapware
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*buntu Crapware
I heard many times of the *buntus to have crapware in their distro. Does anybody has a list as an example? I know Mono is one of them.
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"If you ever recommend or redistribute GNU/Linux, please remove Ubuntu from the distros you recommend or redistribute," Stallman wrote. "In your install fests, in your Software Freedom Day events, in your FLISOL events, don't install or recommend Ubuntu. Instead, tell people that Ubuntu is shunned for spying."
The key issue for Stallman isn't about Free Software here, it's about spyware. Ubuntu 12.10 includes some integrated Amazon search capability that has concerned many for months. Why Stallman didn't go after Ubuntu earlier, I'm not sure, but the fact that he has now is not good for Ubuntu.
While some might brand Stallman as being on the fringe of software adoption today – I'd argue otherwise. His influence is still not to be trifled with as Ubuntu's rival Red Hat understands full well.
It's not about money either, it's about software freedom and privacy.
While Stallman often is considered somewhat extreme and probably was the target of Ballmers Communism speach - He never has said one bad word of RedHat even if they make Billions on Linux.
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There are others he hasn't, too. He's more sensible than a lot want to believe.
Linux Mint has a lot of that 'buntu crapware, too. I ran it for a while, and the 'buntu crapware drove me so far up a tree I tore the netbook apart. Unity was a p.o.s. on it, for one. For another, there are other search and tracking "capabilities" besides just Amazon.
Don't go there, P. Just don't. Canonical is evil.
Linux Mint has a lot of that 'buntu crapware, too. I ran it for a while, and the 'buntu crapware drove me so far up a tree I tore the netbook apart. Unity was a p.o.s. on it, for one. For another, there are other search and tracking "capabilities" besides just Amazon.
Don't go there, P. Just don't. Canonical is evil.
I'd rather be a free person who fears terrorists, than be a "safe" person who fears the government.
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Actualy the info is for someone else that wants "proof"; for example.... Mono, Amazon plugins, xyz software that tracks, etc...
Just had a conversation about the *buntus and was saying that I do not used it but I heard that has crapware and Canonical is up to no good. So asked me to elaborate but I have no real proof; so that is what I am asking.
Just had a conversation about the *buntus and was saying that I do not used it but I heard that has crapware and Canonical is up to no good. So asked me to elaborate but I have no real proof; so that is what I am asking.
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How about Launchpad itself? If they have to have this just to work on bugs, then they're really pathetic.
Satellite tracking programs, self-tracking programs that collect your data. Dash, btw, is more than just for Amazon.
There is enough tracking software in 'buntu to blow away an army. Not to mention, Canonical's desire to take over the world with a distribution. Enough tracking software to be an OS for the smartphone.
The popular GNU/Linux distribution Ubuntu uses Launchpad to keep track of conversations across hundreds of free software communities.
Satellite tracking programs, self-tracking programs that collect your data. Dash, btw, is more than just for Amazon.
There is enough tracking software in 'buntu to blow away an army. Not to mention, Canonical's desire to take over the world with a distribution. Enough tracking software to be an OS for the smartphone.
I'd rather be a free person who fears terrorists, than be a "safe" person who fears the government.
No gods, no masters.
"A druid is by nature anarchistic, that is, submits to no one."
http://uk.druidcollege.org/faqs.html
No gods, no masters.
"A druid is by nature anarchistic, that is, submits to no one."
http://uk.druidcollege.org/faqs.html