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The problem is secrecy and authoritarianism run directly contrary to the spirit of open source software, and if we're going to go down that road then we need to
by ihsw 14y ago
The problem is secrecy and authoritarianism run directly contrary to the spirit of open source software, and if we're going to go down that road then we need to stop calling it a community-driven Linux distribution.
Where will we be when Amazon et al start leaning more heavily on Canonical for more invasive features? What recourse will the existing user-base have other than being callously told to "fuck off if you don't like it, or buy some lube and start grabbing your ankles"?
- mikevm 14y ago>Where will we be when Amazon et al start leaning more heavily on Canonical for more invasive features? You'll be on a different Linux distro.
- coldtea 14y ago>if we're going to go down that road then we need to stop calling it a community-driven Linux distribution. It's not like "community-driven Linux distribution" is such a badge of honor.