This was previously not practical because indicator-datetime needed libgeoclue-dev to even build.
However, this isn't true anymore in 14.04 and geoclue is not used by default -- it's enabled if/when a user toggles the "show-auto-detected- location" boolean via unity-control-center. So I think this decoupling is at least possible now, though I'd prefer to have seb128 or cyphermox weigh in whether or not that change is practical. Lastly, this change is IMO a low priority because indicator-datetime stopped unconditionally initializing GeoClue in 13.04. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of DX Packages, which is subscribed to indicator-datetime in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dx-packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1120358 Title: Reduce the dependency on the geoclue-ubuntu-geoip packages to a recommends Status in “indicator-datetime” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Geoip check is currently used to determine if your timezone has changed. It connects to canonical servers on every boot. There is currently no way to remove the geoclue-ubuntu-geoip package without also removing indicator-datetime. Please reduce the dependency on the geoclue-ubuntu-geoip package to a recommends so users that do not need timezone adjustment or privacy-aware people can un-install it. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-datetime/+bug/1120358/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
