Richard Stallman Calls Ubuntu "Spyware"

[TheBlackCat]

since people know about it and help making it work right, spyware is not the correct term. Because 'spying' is a covert activity. You could also argue that installing ubuntu and using that functionality is explicit consent.

By that definition, Kazaa didn't have spyware either.

[TheBlackCat]

I think he should have told that Windows, OS X, iOS, Android and Ubuntu are all spyware.

It is clear you didn't read any of what Stallman said. If you are going to criticize someone for not saying something, it might be nice to actually check whether they said this or not. If you had, you would have seen he did, in the second paragraph no less (to be pedantic he did not explicitly accuse Os X of included spyware in the Os).

[Awesomeness]

Stallman’s comment is by definition not FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt). There is absolutely no uncertainty that Ubuntu sends without any doubt the user’s search terms to Canonical.
Canonical even openly stated to calm the crowd that they get the search terms, not Amazon.

[Awesomeness]

Your definition of Spyware is misguided. Spyware is simply software that reports back to an outside entity your actions without your explicit consent.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Spyware?s=t

Identity theft, blackmail, etc. doesn't play into it.

Indeed. Spyware is not always also malware. Ubuntu in its default config is spyware and adware. That's a fact and nothing to fight about. Either you don't care any happily use Ubuntu with that option still turned on or you care and simply don't use Ubuntu.

[TheBlackCat]

Indeed. Spyware is not always also malware. Ubuntu in its default config is spyware and adware. That's a fact and nothing to fight about. Either you don't care any happily use Ubuntu with that option still turned on or you care and simply don't use Ubuntu.

You are missing one option: you don't know about the problem because you don't follow the news sites that have brought it up yet. That is why publicizing it is important.

[garegin]

most linux nerds who support the amazon ads entirely miss the point. the problem is not that its inconvenient, but that it is EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY distasteful. its the same reason that terminal is not pinned to the taskbar by default, you don't want to look like you are stuck in 1970s. the ads essentially made ubuntu look like a clown OS, even though the stupid brown toy theme already made it look like a mentally retarded version of osx.

[ArchLinux]

Lol. I don't like Ubuntu but this guy's just so deluded.

[asdx]

Lol. I don't like Ubuntu but this guy's just so deluded.

Why "deluded" if what he says is true?

[Loafers]

people who want FREEDOM also should avoid the FSF. Because they don't care about FREEDOM. They care about their agenda.

I want to be free and install non gpl, non mit, non bsd licenced software on MY computer. FSF wants to take that away from me.

Lol. I don't like Ubuntu but this guy's just so deluded.

An old, but always funny and relevant joke: How do you know someone uses Arch Linux? They'll tell you.

[Rallos Zek]

Stallman again is right as ever.

people who want FREEDOM also should avoid the FSF. Because they don't care about FREEDOM. They care about their agenda. I want to be free and install non gpl, non mit, non bsd licenced software on MY computer. FSF wants to take that away from me.

You Sir are either an idiot a troll, or an agent.