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It's worth noting that Onyx violates the Linux kernel license, and has a ton of telemetry that phones home to China. Major down sides for otherwise interesting
by seneca 5y ago
It's worth noting that Onyx violates the Linux kernel license, and has a ton of telemetry that phones home to China. Major down sides for otherwise interesting tech.
- ineedasername 5y agoWow yes, that's a downside. I found a forum post [0] where someone monitored web traffic and it was analytics data, but still not great. And the GPL violation is an abuse of the FOSS community they rely on for free development. [0] https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=335605 https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=335605
- unityByFreedom 5y agoWell, they come out with three new versions of their devices per month and you probably have no chance of servicing any type of warranty as they are based in China. You're not missing much if you wait for a company who can make decisions to release a better product, and you'll probably save yourself a headache.
- riffraff 5y agoYour country can still restrict their ability to import in your country if you sue them, afaik.
- dredmorbius 5y agoCitation requested.
- ineedasername 5y ago
- dredmorbius 5y agoI'm familiar with the GPL claims. I'm not familiar with the telemetry claims. I'm asking for specific references both to establish the claims and to serve as an anchor reference to anyone encountering this thread in future. Finally, I much prefer DDG, and have used it for about a decade now. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3473250 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3473250
- ineedasername 5y agoIt was not clear which you claims you were referencing. Your goal of memorializing references was not clear. The request, in the form you posted, does not seem to be a productive way of achieving your ends. This may be especially true because in recent years I have noticed that "citation requested" types of comments are often used as a passive aggressive way of telling someone they're wrong, or the precursor to attacking the source once it's provided, especially on topics that have fast answers with a quick search. (including ddg in this case, which also returns appropriate results in the top 3 on both questions.) I would respectfully suggest a different phrasing for such requests. I think I am not the only one who has noticed this unfortunate change in tone for a simple "citation requested", and so as I indicated they have have become much less productive to conversation. I have had to choose my own words more carefully in this respect as well.
- dredmorbius 5y agoFair points. What I'd thought I'd asked clearly wasn't communicated. I frequently request, and provide, references. Including the bare form apparently falling from favour: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=by%3Adredmorbius%20citation%20requested&sort=byPopularity&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu... https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=by%3Adredmorbius%20you%20references&sort=byPopularity&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu... https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adredmorbius%20%22notes%3A%22&sort=byPopularity&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...
- Plasmoid 5y agoI wonder what could be done about that? Could someone sue them for the copywritten code?
- kadoban 5y agoAnyone who owns copyright on part of the infringed code should be able to. International seems like a pain, they're a Chinese company, I think? Should be able to at least block import if you try hard enough. I'm not a lawyer though.
- ngcc_hk 5y ago[flagged]
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- dredmorbius 5y agoWhat's your basis for the "phones home" claim specifically?