This is such a common belief that some people disable the front brakes entirely; there was even a safety campaign to do that.
My dashcam caught video of a motorcyclist running into a car that he might have avoided had he used the front brakes instead of locking up the rear wheel.
When in doubt, double down. Is that your approach?
Firstly, you apparently didn't read my comment that I wasn't discussing how apt works, only yum.
Secondly, the critical issue that you are missing is that if I install a package from an alternate repository (eg EPEL), my systems don't tell the main CENTOS mirrors about those EPEL packages. This is really the key difference between yum and what Microsoft is doing: Microsoft knows about everything installed on a system, irrespective of origin.
Thirdly, the mirrors only learn about installed packages if they are updated. If I install from a DVD and the package is never updated, no mirror will ever know that I installed it. I can install non-default packages from DVD should I so choose.
Finally, there is no fingerprinting involved in the yum transactions. If I have multiple machines behind a single IP address, the server doesn't have sufficient information to distinguish them. As well has having insufficient information to fingerprint individual systems, no user information is transmitted.
In summary, yes I am leaking some information, but it is benign.
meanwhile when you run yum or apt, it sends an HTTP request for each individual piece of software you're updating or installing back to a central server--which actually does what people said Windows 10 does, but doesn't freak anybody out because... reasons. EVERYBODY PANIC!
Perhaps people don't freak out because you are wrong?
I can't comment on systems using apt, but for yum: my CentOS installations use either a local repository or they connect to a mirror. No "central server".
Also, I don't think that they query the yum server for every package installed on the system: instead, they download a single file that lists all the available packages in that particular repository, then they download only the necessary packages.
For myself, I can't see any reason to use this Ubuntu-on-Windows. I have Linux test systems and I have Windows test systems.
Likewise, I run a Linux/Windows test system. It has a unified filesystem, under which files can be accessed transparently of the actual box on which they reside.
The Windows boxes run BASH and Perl scripts, but under Cygwin. As far as I can tell, this Ubuntu on Windows is completely useless for me because (unlike Cygwin) the environment does not have access to the full filesystem of the Windows boxes.
Or, to put it another way, when the people who really wield the power don't get their way, there will be more referenda until the people fall into line. In this case, those wealthy people were tired of the EU rules getting in their way, so they wanted the UK out of the EU.
[Why does my spellchecker think that "referenda" isn't a valid spelling?]
You people are thoroughly disgusting. You're the reason people outside The Six Cities That Matter don't trust liberals,.. blah blah...
Let's be realistic, most rural dwellers simple could not compete if they had to live in the cities. Here in the Bay Area, anyone working a technical job has to compete with the best people from arount the world.
You are just envious of our skills and abilities. You would prefer to drag people down to your level instead of attempting to raise yourself to our level.
Clearly, Obamacare is the reason for this and since rural voters supported Trump, Trump will no doubt fix it when the Republicans realize that they have repealed Obamacare without putting in place a replacement.
This is just the same as Romney and his claims of creating jobs through Staples. Yes, Staples created many jobs, but at the cost of many other jobs (probably more) at small stationery shops.
Really? I don't ever remember a cell phone contract specifying an 'end' date. They sorta want you to keep paying them forever.
Most contracts used to have a defined 1-2 year period, which rolled over to a month-to-month contract at the end of the 1-2 year period. When in the month-to-month time, either side can cancel. I think it is more common for all new wireless service contracts to be month-to-month now.
I like nuke reactors. I think much can be done with them to reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
How do you stop the next Fukashima from happening? It's a cost issue and people building nuclear reactors don't want to pay for larger margins of safety.
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We don't care. We don't have to. We're the Phone Company.
My dashcam caught video of a motorcyclist running into a car that he might have avoided had he used the front brakes instead of locking up the rear wheel.
When in doubt, double down. Is that your approach?
Firstly, you apparently didn't read my comment that I wasn't discussing how apt works, only yum.
Secondly, the critical issue that you are missing is that if I install a package from an alternate repository (eg EPEL), my systems don't tell the main CENTOS mirrors about those EPEL packages. This is really the key difference between yum and what Microsoft is doing: Microsoft knows about everything installed on a system, irrespective of origin.
Thirdly, the mirrors only learn about installed packages if they are updated. If I install from a DVD and the package is never updated, no mirror will ever know that I installed it. I can install non-default packages from DVD should I so choose.
Finally, there is no fingerprinting involved in the yum transactions. If I have multiple machines behind a single IP address, the server doesn't have sufficient information to distinguish them. As well has having insufficient information to fingerprint individual systems, no user information is transmitted.
In summary, yes I am leaking some information, but it is benign.
Perhaps people don't freak out because you are wrong?
I can't comment on systems using apt, but for yum: my CentOS installations use either a local repository or they connect to a mirror. No "central server".
Also, I don't think that they query the yum server for every package installed on the system: instead, they download a single file that lists all the available packages in that particular repository, then they download only the necessary packages.
Likewise, I run a Linux/Windows test system. It has a unified filesystem, under which files can be accessed transparently of the actual box on which they reside.
The Windows boxes run BASH and Perl scripts, but under Cygwin. As far as I can tell, this Ubuntu on Windows is completely useless for me because (unlike Cygwin) the environment does not have access to the full filesystem of the Windows boxes.
Did you hear a whooshing sound? GP was being sarcastic.
For Presidential pardons, no. There is history of this happening.
Or, to put it another way, when the people who really wield the power don't get their way, there will be more referenda until the people fall into line. In this case, those wealthy people were tired of the EU rules getting in their way, so they wanted the UK out of the EU.
[Why does my spellchecker think that "referenda" isn't a valid spelling?]
Let's be realistic, most rural dwellers simple could not compete if they had to live in the cities. Here in the Bay Area, anyone working a technical job has to compete with the best people from arount the world.
You are just envious of our skills and abilities. You would prefer to drag people down to your level instead of attempting to raise yourself to our level.
Clearly, Obamacare is the reason for this and since rural voters supported Trump, Trump will no doubt fix it when the Republicans realize that they have repealed Obamacare without putting in place a replacement.
This shows how the FISA court is a treasonous element within the judiciary, making a mockery of the constitution.
Perhaps you really do want less choice?
You should have tried it with "My White Bicycle" by Tomorrow.
This is just the same as Romney and his claims of creating jobs through Staples. Yes, Staples created many jobs, but at the cost of many other jobs (probably more) at small stationery shops.
The parent post was coffee-through-nose funny. Where are the "Funny" mods?
Wireless headphones are expensive? They can be, like any product, but the last pair of wireless headphones that I bought cost only about $20.
Have they? I thought that the Yahoo brand was one of the assets that they were selling to Verizon.
Most contracts used to have a defined 1-2 year period, which rolled over to a month-to-month contract at the end of the 1-2 year period. When in the month-to-month time, either side can cancel. I think it is more common for all new wireless service contracts to be month-to-month now.
This will never be built. It's just a ploy to help people forget about Dieselgate.
Last time I used SUSE, it felt like I had jumped through a time warp to about 5 years earlier.
What's that you say? Our bad security has cost us a billion dollars?
People mine gold and diamonds, despite there the fact that we already have large stockpiles of them.
Remember also that people are traveling, so they can't read the post-it note on their monitor, or whatever they use to store their password.
RTFA. The cost of that "help" is more than the TV was worth.
How do you stop the next Fukashima from happening? It's a cost issue and people building nuclear reactors don't want to pay for larger margins of safety.