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What distros like Debian should start doing is packaging without Go binaries at all. This is not going to get any better with Google at the helm. Once allow G
by deafpolygon 4y ago
What distros like Debian should start doing is packaging without Go binaries at all. This is not going to get any better with Google at the helm.
Once allow Go in Debian, then what? More packages with telemetry turned on becoming the "norm" and accepted? No.
- pabs3 4y agoWhile I sympathise with this sentiment, it isn't really feasible, since there are too many useful programs written in Go. Since Go is Free Software, both users and distros like Debian can take advantage of that and just patch out the telemetry or disable it by default. Same goes for any new telemetry that is discovered. That is a better way forward here, since we get the programs implemented in Go but none of the telemetry.
- deafpolygon 4y agoWell, then feel free to welcome your new corporate overlords. There are better ethical free and open software.