Ubuntu

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Just a side note, if you're running Ubuntu, you should adjust privacy settings

http://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do

What a horrible article. In reality you just need to uninstall 2 packages if you're worried about tracking. And the search works in the Unity - doesn't apply to Xubuntu I recommended.

Even with Unity it can be disabled from settings:

[2bighorn]

What a horrible article. In reality you just need to uninstall 2 packages if you're worried about tracking. And the search works in the Unity - doesn't apply to Xubuntu I recommended.

Even with Unity it can be disabled from settings:

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So you disapprove of GNU founder and approve of Canonical default 'adware' installs on GNU GPL licensed software? It's not that Canonical didn't sin before and as it looks like, it is not the last time either.
Remember Canonical's tracking of Ubuntu installs?

What do you get when you ignore little things like that? You get Open Office (before handed over to Apache F.), MySQL, RHE, etc. But no worries, you can always uninstall those and switch to Libre, MariaDB and CentOS, right? Well, that shouldn't be an argument at all, otherwise you could just stick with Microsoft and Apple.

[SilverZ06]

Just installed Mint14 64bit and I gotta say I like it. Still cant get my work programs to run so I have to reinstall W7Pro but I think I will dual boot to LM14

[MrRiplEy[H]]

So you disapprove of GNU founder and approve of Canonical default 'adware' installs on GNU GPL licensed software? It's not that Canonical didn't sin before and as it looks like, it is not the last time either.
Remember Canonical's tracking of Ubuntu installs?

What do you get when you ignore little things like that? You get Open Office (before handed over to Apache F.), MySQL, RHE, etc. But no worries, you can always uninstall those and switch to Libre, MariaDB and CentOS, right? Well, that shouldn't be an argument at all, otherwise you could just stick with Microsoft and Apple.

I'm not a FOSS nazi. If the price for getting the computer to work optimally is having to use closed code, so be it. As long as it does and doesn't add up the cost.

[TequilaChaser]

I was going to post this news article about Ubuntu, but seems bighorn beat me to it...... with the main source

http://www.neowin.net/news/richard-stallman-accuses-ubuntu-of-spying-on-users

I do find a little humor in the comments ....... also, disabling this stuff could have an adverse effect on other abilities of said software


TC

[MrRiplEy[H]]

I was going to post this news article about Ubuntu, but seems bighorn beat me to it...... with the main source

http://www.neowin.net/news/richard-stallman-accuses-ubuntu-of-spying-on-users

I do find a little humor in the comments ....... also, disabling this stuff could have an adverse effect on other abilities of said software


TC

Just use Xubuntu which doesn't have any of that Unity crap. Unity degrades performance in other ways also, it's just horrible.

[Charge]

I didn't like Ubuntu's default GUI too much, switched to KDE and now its all right.

-C+