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Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in"

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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 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 07:40:43 -0600
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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
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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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