In this week's #Linux and #OpenSource News video, we have:
- #Fedora 42 getting a proposal for telemetry (opt-in, fortunately)
- Deepin adding #AI features to their future release, and most of it is running locally
- #Google making changes to #ChromeOS, which might spell the end of ChromeOS Flex
And a lot more as well, including some good progress on x86 emulation on ARM:
@pixl_xip Well, opt-in lets users decide. Opt-out makes a default setting that is a bit too intrusive for some people, so IMO, it’s better this way.
Just look at how much crap Ubuntu still gets today for their opt-out telemetry :) it will obviously be less effective, but it’s more respectful of users.
And speaking of distros, have you checked out Vanilla OS 2? (Sorry, it's a bit off-topic)
@thelinuxEXP @pixl_xip I saw a video that showed that ubuntu is not spying out of the box anymore and if that video is correct then ubuntu is as good as other distros
@jason123santa @pixl_xip As far as I know, the telemetry is still on by default. Very easy to turn off, but still on by default :)
@thelinuxEXP @jason123santa @pixl_xip Telemetry can be terrible for privacy, but I do think if we want Linux to get mainstream success we need some degree of telemetry, especially for smashing bugs and learning what software people use and how
i tend to switch it to the opposite: if the default is on, off it goes because screw that. If, however, a project has it off by default then I will switch it on because they clearly respect their userbase.
then off it goes
@nige @pixl_xip @jason123santa @thelinuxEXP Good point, I'd do the same
@pixl_xip @thelinuxEXP They also tried to put opt-out telemetry in Fedora 40. That obviously didn't fly with many Fedora users, so it was scrapped.