Anon Archived Ubuntu 16.04 LTS won't send local searches over the web by default (pcworld.com)
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Anon Archived Ubuntu 16.04 LTS won't send local searches over the web by default (pcworld.com)
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[–] [deleted] 0 points 13 points 13 points (+13|-0) ago (edited ago)
[–] FriedFood100 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
To be fair, developing free & open source is generally not a financially rewarding endeavor, it's largely a charitable act. It turns out if you don't force people to pay, most of them don't. When people aren't rewarded for their work they usually force the issue.
[–] thermoplastics 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I mean yeah, I suppose that is fair, but no one told any of them that this was a business they should get into, they chose to forge ahead in a difficult market, doesn't mean the best move is to go against what the community wants and believes in, especially when it is that community whose work you rely on.
[–] ZebraDanio 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Oh good. Now I don't have to remember to disable that every time I install Ubuntu.
[–] rocket_robin_hood 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Too little too late, did they expect people would like all their searches being broadcast to the internet and amazon?
[–] thermoplastics 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
I still don't understand why my desktop of all things even needs to search the web, we all have browsers, is it all that difficult to open it to search?