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Re:Why does Debian change software? by gus_ on Thursday May 22, 2025 @10:22AM (#44062355)
Unfortunately that is not entirely true.

For example, when closing firefox on OpenSUSE Leap 15.6, "pingsender" is launched to collect telemetry:

https://imgur.com/a/k3Nnbbj

It has been there for years. It is also on other distros.

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Re:Why does Debian change software? by diggan on Thursday May 22, 2025 @12:30PM (#44063664)
Did someone report/open a issue about it? Maybe it's as simple as them not being aware of it.
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