[Tfug] Stallman vs Ubuntu

[Bowie J. Poag]

My $0.02?

It's generally not a good idea to take advice from someone who considers their own toe cheese a tasty snack. 

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On Dec 14, 2012, at 2:53 PM, mike <kg6cmi at msn.com> wrote:

> First I did not even know that I had the feature in 12.04 which I am running on my laptop. I read the post and then had to go find the feature to see it work.
> And well then I was going to write this huge piece but here is the short version. I use Firefox and Google search.( So I get tracked) I buy my tech needs on line I buy a lot of my pet supplies on line I even buy household items and personal items on line.
> We need the R.S.'s of the world to remind me of what is important, but in this case I am using my freedom to use Ubuntu. I get paid and why should the developers of Ubuntu not get paid. I this case I might use the function that is under question. If I did not want this I could use another distro or turn off this feature and in fact I am using another distro right now, choice is a good thing. And well I don't use Ubuntu as the goto new person distro that is Mint. So this changes my world not a bit and I for one think it is OK for Ubuntu to run how ever its creators see fit. Just my 2 cents worth.
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> On 12/14/2012 12:32 PM, Zack Breckenridge wrote:
>> Just curious about the opinions of TFUG users on this:
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>> https://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do
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>> Personally, although Linux is not my favorite "free Unix", I still find myself having to run Ubuntu on new machines simply due to hardware support. At the very least just to determine which driver(s) I will need.
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>> A default Ubuntu install CD is usually guaranteed to have a kernel with support for the widest range of hardware of any distribution. Or at least that's how it seems to me...
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>> - Zack
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