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Dana Mon, 8 Feb 2021 10:54:30 -0600, TCW <> napis'o:
https://betanews.com/2021/02/08/linux-based-raspberry-pi-os-secret-microsoft-repo/
Thx for this one!
https://betanews.com/2021/02/08/linux-based-raspberry-pi-os-secret-microsoft-repo/
https://betanews.com/2021/02/08/linux-based-raspberry-pi-os-secret-microsoft-repo/
As any follower of the rpi forums will
know, they can be thin-skinned about criticism,
Even this program (thunderbird) has that. If you run it, you will notice T&C's to be agreed.
On 2021-02-08, Nikolaj Lazic <nlazicBEZ_OVOGA@mudrac.ffzg.hr> wrote:
Dana Mon, 8 Feb 2021 10:54:30 -0600, TCW <> napis'o:
https://betanews.com/2021/02/08/linux-based-raspberry-pi-os-secret-microsoft-repo/
Thx for this one!
The article doesn't give the obvious solution, of simply editing the /etc/apt/sources.list file and removing the microsoft repo line.
My own view on this (and I don't run current versions of raspbian, I'm
no fan boy), is that there is no malignant intent, they were careless
and hadn't thought it through. As any follower of the rpi forums will
know, they can be thin-skinned about criticism, and have got a bit
defensive about this.
They are currently altering the repo priorities so that no package in
the Raspberry Pi OS repo's can be installed by "accident" from the
Micro$oft repo. - a very sensible precaution. It doesn't stop the call
to the MS repo. every "apt update" though (unless you remove the repo
from the sources.list file!).
Jim
On 2/8/2021 11:43 AM, Jim Jackson wrote:
On 2021-02-08, Nikolaj Lazic <nlazicBEZ_OVOGA@mudrac.ffzg.hr> wrote:
Dana Mon, 8 Feb 2021 10:54:30 -0600, TCW <> napis'o:
https://betanews.com/2021/02/08/linux-based-raspberry-pi-os-secret-microsoft-repo/
Thx for this one!
The article doesn't give the obvious solution, of simply editing the
/etc/apt/sources.list file and removing the microsoft repo line.
My own view on this (and I don't run current versions of raspbian, I'm
no fan boy), is that there is no malignant intent, they were careless
and hadn't thought it through. As any follower of the rpi forums will
know, they can be thin-skinned about criticism, and have got a bit
defensive about this.
They are currently altering the repo priorities so that no package in
the Raspberry Pi OS repo's can be installed by "accident" from the
Micro$oft repo. - a very sensible precaution. It doesn't stop the call
to the MS repo. every "apt update" though (unless you remove the repo
from the sources.list file!).
Jim
Well, Linux and MS have never played nice together and even with Windows WSL/WSL2, there's obviousness to what MS is up to. I'm not putting on my
tin hat just yet but MS didn't get to it's market share by being nice
guys. Just my 2 cents.
On 2021-02-08, TCW <> wrote:
On 2/8/2021 11:43 AM, Jim Jackson wrote:
On 2021-02-08, Nikolaj Lazic <nlazicBEZ_OVOGA@mudrac.ffzg.hr> wrote:
Dana Mon, 8 Feb 2021 10:54:30 -0600, TCW <> napis'o:
https://betanews.com/2021/02/08/linux-based-raspberry-pi-os-secret-microsoft-repo/
Thx for this one!
The article doesn't give the obvious solution, of simply editing the
/etc/apt/sources.list file and removing the microsoft repo line.
My own view on this (and I don't run current versions of raspbian, I'm
no fan boy), is that there is no malignant intent, they were careless
and hadn't thought it through. As any follower of the rpi forums will
know, they can be thin-skinned about criticism, and have got a bit
defensive about this.
They are currently altering the repo priorities so that no package in
the Raspberry Pi OS repo's can be installed by "accident" from the
Micro$oft repo. - a very sensible precaution. It doesn't stop the call
to the MS repo. every "apt update" though (unless you remove the repo
from the sources.list file!).
Jim
Well, Linux and MS have never played nice together and even with Windows
WSL/WSL2, there's obviousness to what MS is up to. I'm not putting on my
tin hat just yet but MS didn't get to it's market share by being nice
guys. Just my 2 cents.
You may be right, but I have no idea what MS intentions are. My comments where just about the RPI people.
On 2021-02-08, Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid> wrote:
Even this program (thunderbird) has that. If you run it, you will notice
T&C's to be agreed.
Just fired up thunderbird for the first time on Linux desktop and
there were no T&C's to be confirmed.
On 08/02/2021 19:45, Jim Jackson wrote:
On 2021-02-08, Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid> wrote:
Even this program (thunderbird) has that. If you run it, you will notice >>> T&C's to be agreed.
Just fired up thunderbird for the first time on Linux desktop and
there were no T&C's to be confirmed.
When it crashes for the first time, you'll be be asked to confirm if you would like to submit developer logs.
On 2021-02-09, Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid> wrote:
On 08/02/2021 19:45, Jim Jackson wrote:
On 2021-02-08, Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid> wrote:
Even this program (thunderbird) has that. If you run it, you will notice >>>> T&C's to be agreed.
Just fired up thunderbird for the first time on Linux desktop and
there were no T&C's to be confirmed.
When it crashes for the first time, you'll be be asked to confirm if you
would like to submit developer logs.
You are at least asked!
Thanks for making me look more at thunderbird; but I'll stick to my
text only MUA.
On 2021-02-09, Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid> wrote:
On 08/02/2021 19:45, Jim Jackson wrote:
On 2021-02-08, Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid> wrote:
Even this program (thunderbird) has that. If you run it, you will notice >>>> T&C's to be agreed.
Just fired up thunderbird for the first time on Linux desktop and
there were no T&C's to be confirmed.
When it crashes for the first time, you'll be be asked to confirm if you
would like to submit developer logs.
You are at least asked! I think Firefox does the same. >
I noticed that thunderbird (v68) displays
https://live.thunderbird.net/thunderbird/start?locale=en-US&version=68.11.0&channel=default&os=Linux&buildid=20200721201500
which of course gives them a heads up to the fact you have fired up thunderbird, and some extra info. - version, locale, OS, build and maybe
(I assume) that it a debian build. I'd prefer to be asked before loading
and displaying something from outside my box.
In preferences I didn't find anything to stop html emails loading remote content - the main way of tracking if you've read that commercial email
you received. However, it appears that thunderbird does do the right thing there see
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/remote-content-in-messages
"Remote Content in Messages
Email messages can contain remote content such as images or stylesheets.
To protect your privacy, Thunderbird does not load remote content automatically, but instead shows a notification bar to indicate that it blocked remote content."
Thanks for making me look more at thunderbird; but I'll stick to myNo worries.
text only MUA.
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