Ubuntu 12.10 released

Stephen stephen-d-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org
Thu Oct 18 20:10:06 UTC 2012


On 12-10-18 03:50 PM, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
> Even before you get it, you might notice some changes:
>
> - the download site asks you for money.  Suggestion: $16.  If you select
>    $0 (which takes filling in 8 fields) it shows you a skull.
>
> - there are folks grumbling about Ubuntu's capturing and mining data about
>    users.  In particular, apparently desktop search is merged with web
>    search and it goes through Canonical.
>
> I seem to have an old but growing culture clash with Canonical.
>
I have no reason to upgrade, and reasons to not upgrade.

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Stephen

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