mdeslaur

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by mdeslaur 1y ago
So I expect to pay less for his product now that his biggest cost has been cut in half.
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by mdeslaur 1y ago
So it's "political" to show tariffs, but it's not "political" to show sales tax?
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by mdeslaur 2y ago
Bug was filed here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/+bug/20...
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by mdeslaur 4y ago
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/FAQ#Official%20Support
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by mdeslaur 4y ago
In the past, Universe packages only got security updates if a member of the Ubuntu community submitted a fix for sponsoring. The community can still do this, but additionally, Ubuntu Pro exists which also updates universe packages.
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by mdeslaur 4y ago
Ubuntu Pro covers Universe packages, which weren't previously covered by official security updates. All the packages in main still get the same security updates as before without requiring Ubuntu Pro.
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by mdeslaur 4y ago
I don't understand how anyone manages to use a touchpad after getting used to how great trackpoints are. I have to use an external mouse on laptops that only have touchpads.
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by mdeslaur 4y ago
Oh no, our terrible secret is out! :)
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by mdeslaur 4y ago
> Ubuntu has never seemed to take security particularly seriously. I haven't heard that before. Care to elaborate what we do that makes you believe we don't take security seriously?
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by mdeslaur 4y ago
> where Ubuntu just unilaterally reverted Mozilla’s removal of a cert in their package, because it was breaking nuget… Note that this was early 2021 — Mozilla removed Symantec from their trust store in October 2018! Mozilla actually remo
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by mdeslaur 5y ago
Yes, this.
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by mdeslaur 8y ago
Can a device still be wiped when this happens? I'm wondering how to recycle or recover locked devices if the USB port is disabled...
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by mdeslaur 10y ago
Actually, Ubuntu 16.10 is listed as not-affected (4.8.0-11.12). The "needs triage" you're seeing for Ubuntu 16.10 is for the "linux-goldfish" and "linux-flo" kernel packages for specific android devices.
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by mdeslaur 11y ago
I will remove it in our next updates.
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by mdeslaur 11y ago
I don't see any Unity-specific patches in the glib package in Ubuntu. What are you referring to?
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by mdeslaur 11y ago
Three exciting colours to hide behind your tv! :)
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by mdeslaur 11y ago
That bug was fixed in all releases last july. This was the bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1443735
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by mdeslaur 11y ago
"Unlimited" until they retire the service 18 months from now.
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by mdeslaur 11y ago
What a misleading title.
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by mdeslaur 12y ago
Seriously? Couldn't they have put _two_ ports in it so you can plug something in while it's being charged without lugging around a usb hub?
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by mdeslaur 12y ago
Proposed patch for CVE-2014-7169 here: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/10 I am building bash updates for Ubuntu containing the proposed fix here and will publish them once the
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by mdeslaur 12y ago
The urgency tag isn't used in Ubuntu, only in Debian.
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by mdeslaur 12y ago
Yes, that was a typo. Thanks for spotting it, I have updated the advisory: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2348-1/
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by mdeslaur 12y ago
So someone asks if Ubuntu Touch consumes less power, and another person replies basically "Maybe, nobody knows yet." How is this Hacker News worthy?
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by mdeslaur 12y ago
Honest users couldn't care less, as long as it works.
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by mdeslaur 12y ago
DRM is more about having leverage over the provider of the playback device and casual piracy than it is about protecting the content against hardcore piracy.
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by mdeslaur 12y ago
This was fixed before 14.04 came out.
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by mdeslaur 12y ago
FYI, I'm currently running 14.04 on an UX32VD. I was previously running 13.10, and that worked great too.
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by mdeslaur 13y ago
Well, the first UNR launcher commit is from 2008-04-16, the first gnome-shell commit is from 2008-10-31. It's pretty close.
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by mdeslaur 13y ago
Wayland packages are in Ubuntu already and will likely be used by desktop environments other than Unity.

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