>> I am upset, and I do use ubuntu, and I am reconsidering that. Good for you, but don't you sort of expect this with Ubuntu? It's obviously pushing in a diffe

>> I am upset, and I do use ubuntu, and I am reconsidering that. Good for you, but don't you sort of expect this with Ubuntu? It's obviously pushing in a different direction from the likes of Debian. I'm not sure most reasonable people have much sympathy for you here. >> It isn't about politics nor economics. It's about privacy and control. That is linked with Linux for a lot of users. And Linux users have a pretty good situation in regard to this. Privacy and control are intermingled with politics and economics. A quick analysis of Ubuntu and Canonical would have suggested that this risk exists for you. >> But it is starting to erode and if allowed can only get worse. You are naive if you think that it won't erode further in your view. Economics and the desires of Ubuntu audience will result in further "features" like this. It's inherent in their mission and they don't particularly care about you. >> It is unacceptable and the fact that canonical don't realize this is why I'm thinking of alternatives. They do realize this. They just don't care. You are the type of customer they want to fire because you aren't their audience, yet fight their choices. >> Especially considering the use case. Either they haven't got a clue, or they are testing the waters. Does not look good any way you look at it. It doesn't look good to you, but it's a trade-off with their users because it's intrinsically tied to their audience, economics, politics, etc. Don't forget that audiences can change. The customers that brought them to this point may not be those who take them to their next goal. It's just business. You can say Linux is more than business, but it doesn't really make an impactful argument.