Ubuntu Hour - Toronto

Thu Dec 5 23:08:41 UTC 2013

Randy,

Here are some links that shed some light on the privacy issues. What scared
me the most was the first link towards the bottom where they do have access
to your credit card info and other sensitive info.

http://askubuntu.com/questions/42234/how-much-do-canonical-track-ubuntu-one-users-behaviour

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/12/richard-stallman-calls-ubuntu-spyware-because-it-tracks-searches/

http://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do

Do keep an open mind though, Canonical has formed a partnership with Amazon
that generates revenue for them which is a good thing that allows them to
keep supporting FOSS that being said it should not be at the price of
losing ones identity is all am saying ?

On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 5:57 PM, Aruna Hewapathirane <
aruna.hewapathirane-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:

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

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