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Not the best name for the article. My first guess was version changes, or software being added/removed from repo. Turns out this is about source code modificati

Not the best name for the article. My first guess was version changes, or software being added/removed from repo. Turns out this is about source code modification.

alias_neo 1y ago
As a native (British) English speaker, I was also unclear until reading the article. Personally, I believe s/change/modify would make more sense, but that's just my opinion. That aside, I'm a big fan of Debian, it has always "felt" quieter as a distro to me compared to others, which is something I care greatly about; and it's great to see that removing of calling home is a core principle. All the more reason to have a more catchy/understandable title, because I believe the information in those short and sweet bullet points are quite impactful.
- pabs3 1y ago
  Patching out privacy issues isn't in Debian Policy, its just part of the culture of Debian, but there are still unfixed/unfound issues too, it is best to run opensnitch to mitigate some of those problems. https://wiki.debian.org/PrivacyIssues https://wiki.debian.org/PrivacyIssues
  - alias_neo 1y ago
    Thanks for the link, that'll come in very useful. > it is best to run opensnitch to mitigate some of those problems Opensnitch is a nice recommendation for someone concerned about protecting their workstation(s); for me, I'm more concerned about the tens of VMs and containers running hundreds of pieces of software that are always-on in my Homelab, a privacy conscious OS is a good foundation, and there are many more layers that I won't go into unsolicited.
    - pabs3 1y ago
      Homelabs are usually running software not from a distro too, so potentially more privacy issues there too. Firewalling outgoing networking, along with a filtering SOCKS proxy like privoxy might be a good start.
- twic 1y ago
  I understood what it meant immediately, but i think only because i already knew that Debian are infamous for doing this.
mnw21cam 1y ago
Me too. I was hoping for an explanation of why the software I have got used to and works very well and isn't broken keeps being removed from Debian in the next version because it is "unmaintained".

Not the best name for the article. My first guess was version changes, or software being added/removed from repo. Turns out this is about source code modification.

alias_neo 1y ago

As a native (British) English speaker, I was also unclear until reading the article. Personally, I believe s/change/modify would make more sense, but that's just my opinion. That aside, I'm a big fan of Debian, it has always "felt" quieter as a distro to me compared to others, which is something I care greatly about; and it's great to see that removing of calling home is a core principle. All the more reason to have a more catchy/understandable title, because I believe the information in those short and sweet bullet points are quite impactful.

pabs3 1y ago
Patching out privacy issues isn't in Debian Policy, its just part of the culture of Debian, but there are still unfixed/unfound issues too, it is best to run opensnitch to mitigate some of those problems. https://wiki.debian.org/PrivacyIssues https://wiki.debian.org/PrivacyIssues
- alias_neo 1y ago
  Thanks for the link, that'll come in very useful. > it is best to run opensnitch to mitigate some of those problems Opensnitch is a nice recommendation for someone concerned about protecting their workstation(s); for me, I'm more concerned about the tens of VMs and containers running hundreds of pieces of software that are always-on in my Homelab, a privacy conscious OS is a good foundation, and there are many more layers that I won't go into unsolicited.
  - pabs3 1y ago
    Homelabs are usually running software not from a distro too, so potentially more privacy issues there too. Firewalling outgoing networking, along with a filtering SOCKS proxy like privoxy might be a good start.
twic 1y ago
I understood what it meant immediately, but i think only because i already knew that Debian are infamous for doing this.

mnw21cam 1y ago

Me too. I was hoping for an explanation of why the software I have got used to and works very well and isn't broken keeps being removed from Debian in the next version because it is "unmaintained".