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

From stepore <linshine@here.now>
Newsgroups alt.hacker, alt.os.linux.ubuntu
Subject Re: Ubu makes 'adware' search thing "opt in"
Date 2016-01-20 08:43 -0800
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <n7odae$91q$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References (3 earlier) <n7k1sj$meg$1@dont-email.me> <yd01e3c6ufld.dlg@example1357.net> <20160119084619.6b731d0f@wizardstower.lan> <n7n0tl$m9k$2@dont-email.me> <20160120074043.156795db@wizardstower.lan>

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On 01/20/2016 05:40 AM, Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
> 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.
>

I agree about shuttleworth being a dick at times, but "biggest 
desertion"? Sorry I don't see it.

> That efffect can be seen in the numbers here:
> <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/>
> on the ubuntu-useers mailing list archive.
>

You may be a PR expert in another life, but in this one, you ain't no 
data scientist. I see no correlation from the numbers you're drawing 
inference from there.

And worse, you drawing any correlation between the numbers from a 
mailing list to those of people actually using Ubuntu desktop (or 
server) over all! Could be trends to forums or other such Ubuntu help 
sites. Shame shame.

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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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