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www/philosophy ubuntu-spyware.html
From: |
Richard M. Stallman |
Subject: |
www/philosophy ubuntu-spyware.html |
Date: |
Sat, 22 Dec 2012 22:49:01 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Richard M. Stallman <rms> 12/12/22 22:49:01
Modified files:
philosophy : ubuntu-spyware.html
Log message:
Put link on GNU/Linux.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/ubuntu-spyware.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.4&r2=1.5
Patches:
Index: ubuntu-spyware.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/ubuntu-spyware.html,v
retrieving revision 1.4
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -b -r1.4 -r1.5
--- ubuntu-spyware.html 7 Dec 2012 17:57:39 -0000 1.4
+++ ubuntu-spyware.html 22 Dec 2012 22:49:01 -0000 1.5
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@
<p>by <a href="http://www.stallman.org/">Richard Stallman</a></p>
<p>One of the major advantages of free software is that the community
- protects users from malicious software. Now Ubuntu GNU/Linux has
- become a counterexample. What should we do?</p>
+ protects users from malicious software. Now
+ Ubuntu <a href="/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html"> GNU/Linux </a> has become
+ a counterexample. What should we do?</p>
<p>Proprietary software is associated with malicious treatment of the user:
surveillance code, digital handcuffs (DRM or Digital Restrictions
@@ -40,11 +41,12 @@
by their consciences and social pressure refrain from putting
malfeatures in free software.</p>
-<p>But not always. Ubuntu, a widely used and influential GNU/Linux
- distribution, has installed surveillance code. When the user searches
- her own local files for a string using the Ubuntu desktop, Ubuntu
- sends that string to one of Canonical's servers. (Canonical is the
- company that develops Ubuntu.)</p>
+<p>But not always. Ubuntu, a widely used and
+ influential <a href="/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html"> GNU/Linux </a>
+ distribution, has installed surveillance code. When the user
+ searches her own local files for a string using the Ubuntu desktop,
+ Ubuntu sends that string to one of Canonical's servers. (Canonical
+ is the company that develops Ubuntu.)</p>
<p>This is just like the first surveillance practice I learned about in
Windows. My late friend Fravia told me that when he searched for a
@@ -186,7 +188,7 @@
<p>Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2012/12/07 17:57:39 $
+$Date: 2012/12/22 22:49:01 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
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