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Re:VSCodium – Free/Libre Open Source Software Binaries of VS... by cercatrova on Friday June 03, 2022 @09:49AM (#31608242)
Opt in telemetry is near useless. The default case effect is very strong, as seen in the book Nudge.
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Re:VSCodium – Free/Libre Open Source Software Binaries of VS... by yjftsjthsd-h on Friday June 03, 2022 @11:54AM (#31610050)
That something is hard to do ethically while still getting the benefit isn't an excuse to ignore the ethical issue.
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Re:VSCodium – Free/Libre Open Source Software Binaries of VS... by cercatrova on Friday June 03, 2022 @12:07PM (#31610235)
That's why I eschew the ethical aspect. And well, improving a product is ethical, it depends on which ethical philosophy you subscribe to.
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