Ubuntu Hour - Toronto

[Aruna Hewapathirane]

Yes Randy you can disable but how can you be certain that the kernel does
not have a mod that specifically tracks and sends data back to who knows
where ? I feel a lot safer with the old kernels :-)


On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 5:53 PM, Randy Jonasz <rjonasz-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:

>
> On Dec 5, 2013 5:48 PM, "Aruna Hewapathirane" <
> aruna.hewapathirane-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> >
> > >Not to start a flame war, but after I got used to the workflow of
> Unity, I admit I like it.  My apps are all available with >a few key
> strokes and Unity tweak tool lets me optimize many things like window pan
> etc.  Although I admit I >spend most of my day in terminal or eclipse.
> >
> > Think about this carefully, before Unity we did not have Amazon ads
> showing up in the Software Centre ? And everything you search for IS
> tracked and monitored by Amazon so they can throw up targeted ads ? I have
> no idea if Cannonical tracks or archives what we search for but I am not
> comfortable when I see what I do is being monitored and tracked. To me this
> is a invasion of privavcy where one is not given the freedom to choose what
> one wishes to share if one so chooses. I have nothing against unity but
> simply does not work for me. And am not happy about what they went and did
> to Nautilus either, easily patched but it is still work and am a lazy coder
> :-)
> >
> > Though I jest in all seriousness the privacy issues are very real and
> disturbing.  You may want to set up two systems one running Karmic the
> other 13.10 and monitor system resource utilization using top. I was
> frankly quite surprised to say the least. So uh-uh am happy with my
> gnome-classic :-)
> >
> I agree about the invasion of privacy. I'm disturbed about that as well
> but the unity tweak tool let's me disable that feature.
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 5:23 PM, Randy Jonasz <rjonasz-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> On 13-12-05 05:16 PM, Aruna Hewapathirane wrote:
> >>
> >>>  I fell in love with Ubuntu Karmic but then canonical had to go mess
> with  simplicity and efficicncy and gave us Unity which I personally do not
> much care for. Unity has it's place in the mobile and touch devices but
> they should have continued the gnome desktp AND had a distro for other
> devices with Unity. That's my 2cents or they should have given the user the
> option to choose which to use ? Not stuff Unity down our throats! )
> >>
> >> Of course there are ubuntu distros dedicated to various flavours of
> desktops.
> >>
> >> Not to start a flame war, but after I got used to the workflow of
> Unity, I admit I like it.  My apps are all available with a few key strokes
> and Unity tweak tool lets me optimize many things like window pan etc.
> Although I admit I spend most of my day in terminal or eclipse.
> >>
> >> Randy
> >>
> >> Do not ask who I am and do not ask me to remain the same:
> >> leave it to our bureaucrats and our police to see that our
> >> papers are in order. At least spare us their morality when
> >> we write.
> >> --Michel Foucault
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 5:05 PM, Abby Bassie-Cripps <maxcess-KK0ffGbhmjU at public.gmane.org>
> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Hello Aruna
> >>>>
> >>>> Your idea sounds great! I love Ubuntu! Mac os ok, and any windows is
> shi.! LOL
> >>>> This weekend is out for me. Best of luck on this idea.
> >>>>
> >>>> Cheers
> >>>> Abby
> >>>> www.nuthy.ca
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>>>
> >>>>> From: Aruna Hewapathirane
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Sent: 12/05/13 02:51 PM
> >>>>>
> >>>>> To: Toronto Linux User's Group, The Canadian Ubuntu Users Community
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Subject: [TLUG]: Ubuntu Hour - Toronto
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hi Everybodeee..
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Oh-kay this is a open invitation to one and all interested in
> attending the Toronto Ubuntu Hour. This is the first time I am organizing
> this so please be gentle as it is very much a learning process for me.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I was thinking either the coming week-end ( 7th Sat or 8th Sun ) or
> the next week-end. Location has tenatively been decided on the Coffee Time
> at Lansdowne and Bloor will be sending directions once folks confirm
> attendance. The location is of course open to discussion and change
> depending on convenience for other to access.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Would very much appreciate everyone's thoughts on the dates and
> anything else that would make this event a success.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Show some solidarity people. Let's Meet + greet + eat and talk
> Ubuntu and after we can go have beer ? If I can convince "one" other person
> to explore Ubutnu as a alternative operating system I will be a happy
> cookie !
> >>>>>
> >>>>> You can't tell me in a city of 9 million people ( including the GTA
> ) that "I" am the only one single person using Linux Ubuntu. So please
> prove me wrong and respond gentlemen ( ..and ladies of course :-)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thank's and look forward to hearing from everyone - Aruna
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --
> >>>>> Aruna Hewapathirane
> >>>>> Consultant/Trainer
> >>>>> Phone : 647-709-9269
> >>>>> Website: Open Source Solutions
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Aruna Hewapathirane
> >>> Consultant/Trainer
> >>> Phone : 647-709-9269
> >>> Website: Open Source Solutions
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Aruna Hewapathirane
> > Consultant/Trainer
> > Phone : 647-709-9269
> > Website: Open Source Solutions
> >
> >
> >
>
>


-- 
*Aruna Hewapathirane*
Consultant/Trainer
Phone : 647-709-9269
Website: <http://goog_1768911931>Open Source
Solutions<http://sahanaya.net/aruna/>



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