why do you have to pirate VLC, just go to the website and download (or even compile from source)

easy for who? why not use it in the sense of ‘easily turned on.’ and then make it as easy as possible for people to turn it on because it is in the devs and sponsors’ best interest, but making an easy-to-turn-off telemetry is a conflict of interest for them.

a classic paradox-ish thing:

if the average person doesnt consent to fill a questionnaire, or an interview, how do you collect data about the average person. but then again, how do you know the average person doesnt want to fill a questionnaire? did you spread a questionnaire that had the question ‘do you fill questionnaire?’ in it

i thought the whole idea was to be the only one who is using your computer. it doesnt matter if they are taking data that cant be used to identify you personally, the road to hell is made with good intentions. and also, i agree that by using telemetry, great insights can help the devs develop a better Linux desktop, but linux is more about the freedom to be let alone if you want to be left alone.

flatpaks are what you get when you use the sudo apt install right?

how does the sudo apt install work then, does anyone get paid?

love that the dude from Hitachi signed and returned the mail

then why are the ubuntu devs so enthusiastic about it?

i really dont understand the snap packages argument, care to elaborate?