Re: Our Networking Story

2014-03-06 Thread Benjamin Kerensa
net/ubuntu/+source/ifupdown/+bug/1160490 > [5] > http://pureperl.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-debian-ifupdown-package-and.html > > -- > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.

Re: Ignoring privacy sabotages Ubuntu's best chance for success

2014-02-25 Thread Benjamin Kerensa
On 2/24/14, 3:08 AM, Matthew Paul Thomas wrote: > Gerry A. wrote on 21/02/14 16:45: > >> Ubuntu desktop and phone are great designs but contain a fatal >> flaw: a failure to foster & utilize what would be one of its >> strongest assets for gaining market share--Privacy. > >> ... > > Ubuntu h

Re: Planning to create a new distro of Ubuntu

2013-11-04 Thread Benjamin Kerensa
p you with coding, but if you decide > to release this distro of yours, I would like to participate as a tester. > Drop a note in this list or my e-mail when you are ready. > > Good Luck. > > > -- > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.co

Re: Let good developers like Mozilla to maintenance their packages

2013-09-20 Thread Benjamin Kerensa
A Mozillian maintains the Mozilla packaged in Ubuntu albeit in the case of Firefox it is slightly different then what upstream ships and has some Canonical add-ons baked in. Upstream does not track performance data from Ubuntu's Firefox because of the differences from upstream. On Sep 20, 2013 9:

Re: disappointing to see Ubuntu not recommended cause of data leaks/sharing

2013-07-12 Thread Benjamin Kerensa
tu-devel-discuss mailing list > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss > -- Benjamin Kerensa http://benjaminkerensa.com "I am what I am because of who we all are" - Ubuntu

Re: Proposal to change default search engine

2013-06-24 Thread Benjamin Kerensa
Correct and I explained this to the OP when they mailed me off list. On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 10:32 PM, Martin Pitt wrote: > Benjamin Kerensa [2013-06-24 13:17 -0700]: >> Ubuntu does not have a default search engine although the browsers it ships >> do. If your interested in gett

Re: Proposal to change default search engine

2013-06-24 Thread Benjamin Kerensa
On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 1:23 PM, Alexander Hanff wrote: > Why would it have to occur upstream? > It wouldn't necessarily but making such a change would create a delta that Ubuntu would carry. I really cannot see Ubuntu changing a default search engine provider when it has its own gaps in user pri

Re: Proposal to change default search engine

2013-06-24 Thread Benjamin Kerensa
would stake my reputation on that in a > heartbeat. > > ** ** > > Can we please begin the discussion on making this change for the benefit > of all Ubuntu users and show the world that FOSS embraces and enhances > fundamental rights? > > ** ** > > Regards, > > *

Re: Privacy features in Touch (cyanogenmod)?

2013-06-24 Thread Benjamin Kerensa
On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 10:16 AM, Marc Deslauriers < marc.deslauri...@canonical.com> wrote: > On 13-06-23 04:06 PM, Benjamin Kerensa wrote: > > The person in question has perhaps the most foremost expertise on > Information > > Security and Privacy in our commun

Re: Privacy features in Touch (cyanogenmod)?

2013-06-23 Thread Benjamin Kerensa
On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 7:31 AM, Martin Albisetti wrote: > On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 4:41 AM, Benjamin Kerensa > wrote: > >> > Unfortunately all Ubuntu seems to be working on is features that > >> > create privacy concerns (like the scopes sending search reques

Re: Privacy features in Touch (cyanogenmod)?

2013-06-23 Thread Benjamin Kerensa
On Jun 22, 2013 7:16 AM, "Matthew Paul Thomas" wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Matt B. wrote on 18/06/13 14:26: > > ... > > > > Can the upcoming Ubuntu-Touch incorporate some of the > > cynaogenmod-like Privacy features into Ubuntu Touch? > > http://arstechnica.com/g

Re: Source packages appropriate by default?

2013-05-20 Thread Benjamin Kerensa
On May 20, 2013 8:10 AM, "Daniel J Blueman" wrote: > > When installing Ubuntu, I always see the source packages enabled by default. > > For all the general users I install Ubuntu for (including servers), > it's an utter waste of bandwidth for everyone, particularly when > automatically checking on

Re: chromium memory conumption on x86_64

2012-11-26 Thread Benjamin Kerensa
at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss > You have not mentioned what build of chromium you ran on Gentoo versus Ubuntu but one thing to consider is that right now Ubuntu does not have a full time maintainer for the Chromium packaged so updates are still laggin

Re: EFF & Privacy; hopefully Ubuntu will listen to users

2012-11-05 Thread Benjamin Kerensa
On Nov 5, 2012 7:53 AM, "Bruno Girin" wrote: > > On 05/11/12 15:08, Jordon Bedwell wrote: > >> We've just had the Ubuntu Developer Summit during which the next release > >> was planned, and everyone was welcome (both in person and online). I > >> must have missed the session on privacy, or did nob

Re: DNS caching disabled for 12.10...still

2012-10-17 Thread Benjamin Kerensa
to look into helping > implement something like this. > > -- *Benjamin Kerensa* *http://benjaminkerensa.com* *"I am what I am because of who we all are" - Ubuntu* -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss

Re: DNS caching disabled for 12.10...still

2012-10-07 Thread Benjamin Kerensa
On Oct 7, 2012 12:28 AM, "Daniel J Blueman" wrote: > > DNS caching was previously disabled [1] when dnsmasq was introduced in > 12.04 (one of the benefits), "to prevent privacy issues, and to > prevent local users from spying on source ports and trivially > performing a birthday attack in order to

Re: chromium no longer maintained

2012-09-03 Thread Benjamin Kerensa
On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 10:33 PM, LD 'Gus' Landis wrote: > On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 10:23 PM, Daniel Hollocher < > danielholloc...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> why? (we have 18, but 21 is the latest stable, 19 the latest >> supported or something like that [22 is the current beta, 23 is the >> current de

Re: server went unbootable

2012-04-06 Thread Benjamin Kerensa
t or complaints about certain features. If you need support please feel free to utilize the resources available: http://www.ubuntu.com/support -- Benjamin Kerensa "I am what I am because Team Lead, Ubuntu Oregon of who we all are" - Ubuntu bkere...@ubuntu.com

Re: How to install Precise without getting screwed?

2012-04-02 Thread Benjamin Kerensa
enues for support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community -- Benjamin Kerensa "I am what I am because Team Lead, Ubuntu Oregon of who we all are" - Ubuntu bkere...@ubuntu.com http://ubuntu-oregon.org -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@l

Canonical Privacy Policy linked in Privacy Panel is Poor in Quality

2012-03-26 Thread Benjamin Kerensa
Website Privacy Policy and although I know this is not a Development issue perhaps whomever worked on the Privacy Panel can ensure that this is looked into since we want to be Precise and Transparent about how end-user information collected from Ubuntu Installs is used. -- Benjamin Kerensa

Re: Drop Gwibber from default install

2012-03-16 Thread Benjamin Kerensa
ATURE- I have a i5 core with 6GB and with nothing else going on Gwibber performs very laggish in scrolling and also the loading of messages seems extremely slow in comparison to other clients out there. -- Benjamin Kerensa "I am what I am because of Team Lead, Ubunt

Re: Drop Gwibber from default install

2012-03-11 Thread Benjamin Kerensa
Perhaps we could discuss the "State of Gwibber" at UDS-Q and find some ways to get more contributors engaged in its development? -- Benjamin Kerensa "I am what I am because Team Lead, Ubuntu Oregon of who we all are." - Ubuntu bkere.

Re: Drop Gwibber from default install

2012-03-10 Thread Benjamin Kerensa
Gwibber is a good idea because however much we may dislike the current state of that client it is still widely used and I know people who surprisingly use it. -- Benjamin Kerensa "I am what I am because Team Lead, Ubuntu Oregon of who we all are."

Re: Apache 2.4

2012-02-22 Thread Benjamin Kerensa
inging it to my instances in a different manner. -- Benjamin Kerensa "I am what I am because Team Lead, Ubuntu Oregon of who we all are." - Ubuntu bkere...@ubuntu.com http://ubuntu-oregon.org -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-de