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Re:The development of Ubuntu Tweak is stopped. by chmars on Friday October 19, 2012 @11:18AM (#4673884)
The simple truth is that you cannot use an OS without trusting its developers. To a lesser degree, the same is true for any software. I do not like this dependence either but it seems to be a reality we (at least I) have to accept.
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Re:The development of Ubuntu Tweak is stopped. by jlgreco on Friday October 19, 2012 @03:07PM (#4674974)
I don't think that is true of software at all. I wouldn't trust Fyodor (well, I suppose these days I would. Not in the past though), but I do and always have trusted Nmap.
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Re:The development of Ubuntu Tweak is stopped. by recoiledsnake on Friday October 19, 2012 @12:08PM (#4674116)
The fact that we're okay with running their code need not necessarily mean that we should be okay with sending them personal information. The two are mutually exclusive.
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Re:The development of Ubuntu Tweak is stopped. by dredmorbius on Friday October 19, 2012 @01:59PM (#4674683)
The word you're looking for is "orthogonal".
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Re:The development of Ubuntu Tweak is stopped. by ordinary on Friday October 19, 2012 @01:38PM (#4674556)
Mutually exclusive means that either one, xor the other can be true, but not both. That is not the case here. You can be OK with running someone's code and with sending them your personal information.
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