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| From | "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@WizardsTower.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.hacker, alt.os.linux.ubuntu |
| Subject | Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" |
| Date | 2016-01-20 07:40 -0600 |
| Organization | Inner-Dementia-Null Consortium Of Wizardly Dudes |
| Message-ID | <20160120074043.156795db@wizardstower.lan> (permalink) |
| References | (2 earlier) <94ednfCtqKWaGgDLnZ2dnUU7-cednZ2d@earthlink.com> <n7k1sj$meg$1@dont-email.me> <yd01e3c6ufld.dlg@example1357.net> <20160119084619.6b731d0f@wizardstower.lan> <n7n0tl$m9k$2@dont-email.me> |
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On Tue, 19 Jan 2016 20:05:46 -0800 stepore <linshine@here.now> wrote: > On 01/19/2016 06:46 AM, Cybe R. Wizard wrote: > >There wasn't much notice about the intrusive nature of the > > beast. > > Er, maybe not initially by Canonical. But the main culprit for all > this mess (at least initially) was called 'unity-lens-shopping'. So, > maybe a little "buyer beware". ¯¯\_(°_°)_/¯¯ > If I remember correctly the 'shopping lens' and the furor it began, particularly after $huttleworth's outright refusal to listen to those wishing the simple change to opt-in, led to the biggest desertion yet from Ubuntu desktop. That efffect can be seen in the numbers here: <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/> on the ubuntu-useers mailing list archive. Cybe R. Wizard -- Registered GNU/Linux user # 126326 Registered Ubuntu User (deprecated) # 2136
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Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" Big Bad Bob <BigBadBob-at-mrp3-dot-com@testing.local> - 2016-01-18 08:11 -0800
Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@WizardsTower.invalid> - 2016-01-18 10:34 -0600
Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" stepore <linshine@here.now> - 2016-01-18 20:21 -0800
Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@WizardsTower.invalid> - 2016-01-19 00:42 -0600
Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" stepore <linshine@here.now> - 2016-01-18 23:04 -0800
Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@WizardsTower.invalid> - 2016-01-19 01:13 -0600
Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" stepore <linshine@here.now> - 2016-01-19 19:49 -0800
Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" "Dirk T. Verbeek" <dverbeek@xs4all.nl> - 2016-01-18 17:42 +0100
Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" Big Bad Bob <BigBadBob-at-mrp3-dot-com@testing.local> - 2016-01-18 16:45 -0800
Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" "Jonathan N. Little" <lws4art@gmail.com> - 2016-01-18 20:03 -0500
Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" stepore <linshine@here.now> - 2016-01-18 22:35 -0800
Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" stepore <linshine@here.now> - 2016-01-18 22:36 -0800
Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" mechanic <mechanic@example.net> - 2016-01-19 12:08 +0000
Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@WizardsTower.invalid> - 2016-01-19 08:46 -0600
Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" stepore <linshine@here.now> - 2016-01-19 20:05 -0800
Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@WizardsTower.invalid> - 2016-01-20 07:40 -0600
Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" stepore <linshine@here.now> - 2016-01-20 08:43 -0800
Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in" DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2016-01-20 11:57 -0500
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