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Re:Ubuntu Will No Longer Track Which Packages Users Install by GekkePrutser on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @11:50AM (#23846987)
Just because a supplier wants to have telemetry doesn't suddenly make it ethical to do opt-out (or even forced like MS does with Windows 10!).

If they care about their users and it's not possible to have worthwhile telemetry with opt-in, they simply can't have it.

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Re:Ubuntu Will No Longer Track Which Packages Users Install by Analemma_ on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @11:58AM (#23847100)
That's a strange definition of "can't". VSCode can and does, and it's the most popular editor in the world [0].

[0]: https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2019#development-e...

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Re:Ubuntu Will No Longer Track Which Packages Users Install by nitrogen on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @12:25PM (#23847512)
It's the same definition that says you "can't" steal your coworkers' lunch as they are eating it.
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