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This is exactly how it works on Debian. Can recommend.
by fsflover 6mo ago
This is exactly how it works on Debian. Can recommend.
- jacquesm 6mo agoGuess what runs my PC. Tech companies just don't understand consent.
- bell-cot 6mo ago> ... don't understand consent. The word you're looking for is "respect". They understand consent, the same as JBS* understands animal rights. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JBS_N.V https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JBS_N.V.
- delecti 6mo agoFor anyone else wondering why that link doesn't work, the hacker news formatting is dropping the final period. Add it back in and the link works.
- dspillett 6mo agoIt is almost the standard: Q: Does <company> understand consent? A: No / Maybe Later but the Google version is: Q: Does <company> understand consent? A: No / Maybe Later / we did it anyway, you'll need to search to find out how to turn it off, maybe ask the new AI model we've just back-door installed?
- Waterluvian 6mo agoI think they do. They just don’t care. We’re the fleetingly small percentage of nerds in the corner who will notice and complain. Were useful to them for other reasons but we’re not really the concern here. It’s probably a business misplay to tell the other 99% of users about something they weren’t going to think about. But if by chance it goes awry and there’s outcry, just apologize and commit to do better.
- mystraline 6mo agoDo you understand consent? 1. Yes 2. Ask me later
- abdullahkhalids 6mo agoThere is a difference between - software company decides to release a new version and auto installs it for everyone who has the old version (like Google Chrome) - software company decides to release a new version. The Debian packaage maintainer checks if the update is fine, is compatible with Debian policies, then includes it in the packages repositories. In the first, there are no checks. In the second, there are.
- jacquesm 6mo agoYes, and it is precisely that kind of curation that makes Debian as valuable as it is.