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Google might have their interests aligned with the ecosystem in this case, which is nice, but don't pretend that they haven't otherwise lost the public's trust.
by dmos62 6y ago
Google might have their interests aligned with the ecosystem in this case, which is nice, but don't pretend that they haven't otherwise lost the public's trust.
- oefrha 6y agoAnd you don’t need to drag that into every topic that happens to contain the trigger word. There are a thousand other more relevant threads for you to pile on, which is my point. Who’s pretending? Stop opening every thread that contains your trigger word and ruin it for everyone else who’s actually interested in an on-topic discussion.
- californical 6y agoIt definitely is relevant here. If Google starts adding anything bad to Python, I need to know. I’m not a Python dev myself, but I know how many programs use it. If Google found a way to add some sort of telemetry to some core Python functionality (pip maybe?), it’s worthwhile for me to know to never install Python on my computer. Or at least not a newer version... or at least block Google’s telemetry IPs
- detaro 6y agoIf your trust in the Python project is that low you should probably stop using it today.
- oefrha 6y agoThanks for at least being honest that you don’t care about Python development.
- californical 6y agoI do care about Python development — my SO uses Python in her research — I just protest anything that gives Google my data as a rule. It sounds like that’s not the case here, but still worth verifying.
- EvilEy3 6y agoLmao, you need to have your tinfoil hat fixed. Why would they even add telemetry to pip or Python? To send adds to your... wait, how would they even use this data?
- kubanczyk 6y agoNo. I've actually just gone over last 30 days of comments of dmos62. Not a one referenced that trigger word.
- amelius 6y ago> And you don’t need to drag that into every topic that happens to contain the trigger word. It's quite a human characteristic to not welcome gifts from the right hand of someone who acts against their interests with their left hand. A company, however, seems to have no problems with this or similar situations. Don't blame the human.
- gerash 6y agoI'm sure you're the representative for the general public.