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.

hmm, lemmy see

ill show myself out

well said. well said. you dont exactly need a record company for your music to reach an audience these days, you can do what you like and no one can say ‘this wont sell, fuck off,’ you can have your own small audience that loves and respects you.

but another argument is that the current ‘top’ artists are ‘on the top’ because they have their names. if they published an album with another name, i believe it would be challenged. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Stephen King gained significant popularity as a horror writer. However, he wanted to test if his success was solely due to his name or if his writing could stand on its own. To do this, King created the pen name Richard Bachman, and people loved the supposed Richard Bachman books.

yeah, i do that too. SMS will be delivered and SEEN, there is no ‘oh, i havent seen it’ excuse. i asked a girl on a date once, using SMS and she said she hasnt seen it, and now the service provider and the glowies know about it but i know for sure that it was a no.

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?