Stop it already!

[Kevin O'Gorman]

TOP POSTED OUT-OF-BAND MESSAGE:

The moderators have declared this thread closed.  Do not mistake this
as an action by Canonical; our last contact with Canonical was over a
year ago. We do this rarely, only when a thread strays too far from
the technical, and has more drama than help.

Posters have been moderated.  Hopefully this will be temporary.

On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 7:18 AM, Gene Heskett <gheskett at wdtv.com> wrote:
> On Sunday 10 November 2013 10:08:04 Ric Moore did opine:
>
>> On 11/08/2013 06:39 PM, William Scott Lockwood III wrote:
>> > On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 5:36 PM, Doug <dmcgarrett at optonline.net> wrote:
>> >> On 11/08/2013 06:27 PM, Tom H wrote:
>> >>> On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:27 PM, W. Scott Lockwood III
>> >>>
>> >>> <scott at guppylog.com> wrote:
>> >>>> Why is it that people who post about the recent issue with
>> >>>> Canonical
>> >>
>> >> /snip/
>> >>
>> >> I think that Tom H has got it right. There's too much arguing on the
>> >> mailing lists. And if Ubuntu bugs you--you know who you are--then
>> >> *don't use it!*  There are a couple of hundred Linux distros. Pick
>> >> another one.
>> >>
>> >> --doug
>> >
>> > No. If you don't like that users will be critical of people who make
>> > dick moves in the community, and think dissent should be silenced, I
>> > suggest you pick another distro - OS X might be more to your liking,
>> > or Windows.
>>
>> LOL, I do have to agree that this is technical question, when it relates
>> to the ~behavior~ of my installed software on my machine and my
>> perceived notions of how to improve it. I just bought several items from
>> Amazon tonight. BUT! I have done the knee-jerk and my sharing with
>> Ubuntu a couple of cents from my purchase didn't happen, as I had it
>> turned off.
>>
>> Why not just a simple "CLICK!" and the feature is off, until I KNOW I am
>> about to search for and buy something from Amazon, and CLICK! it's back
>> on, and I willingly allow Ubuntu to make ten cents, as I consider myself
>> to be somewhat "moral" and wish to repay my Gift Debt to Uncle Mark.
>
> I'll second that general feeling. I don't mind a small tax for using a
> good, well supported distro, and if enough of us do it, then "Uncle Mark"
> shouldn't have a problem meeting payroll.  10 cents? Do like the NRA does,
> round it up to the next buck.  You'll find surprisingly little resistance
> to that as long as its 100% voluntary.  A simple click to enable, a simple
> click to disable.
>
>> We are NOT idiots nor fools. Don't treat us as such. I'd like to think
>> that most of us have high foreheads and higher IQ's. Don't whiz on our
>> shoes and say it's raining.
>>
>> Turning on that lens search by default was a boneheaded marketing
>> mistake, plain and simple. And, it IS a tech issue to learn how to turn
>> it off, and then how to make it better. Our non-profit works with
>> convicted criminals. Once the thinking errors are pointed out, the
>> DENIAL starts. Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and finally
>> Acceptance are it's stages. Moderating sure seems like Anger In Action
>> to me, and we still have the last three stages to go. I would suggest
>> just bite the bullet, get into a funk when self-realizations hits that
>> such a horrendous mistake was made, and get to Acceptance fixing it so
>> there is mutual benefit. :) Ric
>
> Violent agreement with Ric here.
>
> Cheers, Gene
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