My hope, too, is that there is a resolution on this addition to Dash before 12.10 is officially released.
There are a couple of different paths we can pursue. If the lens is an opt-in lens, then I don't think it needs to be mentioned at all. Having it as "opt-in" is sort of like installing a new lens, and we do not go into a discussion of all the available lenses and their capabilities. If the lens is an opt-out lens, then I believe we should mention it directly in Chapter 2 because a) it will be enabled by default, and b) it is such a debated addition to this current release. The problem I have is that search results can yield rather inappropriate content for some users. My first experiences with the shopping lens results produced cover art on CDs that were completely inappropriate for me and my family to view. So a warning block in Chapter 2 to parents of younger Ubuntu users is completely appropriate, in my opinion. If the lens has no opt-in or opt-out capability, then it is just that...a lens, and one that should be mentioned with all the other lenses as an attribute of the Dash. The problem with these paths is that we cannot pursue the best one until the final release of 12.10 at the very latest. I was really shocked that they included this lens (and, as the above states, shocked at the results). I originally had a block quote statement in chapter 2 mentioning the fact that this lens was installed by default and that it was a new area for Ubuntu that may or may not stick going forward because of the privacy issues and philosophical contradictions, but then someone from the Ubuntu Doc project suggested I keep opinions out of our manual, and I deferred to their experiences (I actually could argue opinions are rampant in the UMP, but that's another email for another time). In the interest of keeping the UMP objective, I deleted the block and simply included the "shopping" lens in the list of lenses iterated in the description of the Dash. We'll need to monitor this closely. On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 12:08 AM, Hannie Dumoleyn < [email protected]> wrote: > Op 26-09-12 18:57, Kevin Godby schreef: > > To whomever is writing about the Dash, there will be a UI to disable >> the inclusion of search results from commercial Canonical partners. >> Please see >> <https://bugs.launchpad.net/**bugs/1054746<https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1054746>> >> for more >> information. >> >> --Kevin >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Mailing list: >> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-**manual<https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual> >> Post to : >> [email protected].**net<[email protected]> >> Unsubscribe : >> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-**manual<https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual> >> More help : >> https://help.launchpad.net/**ListHelp<https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp> >> >> Well, there is a heated debate on this, and rightly so. When I noticed > this feature in Quantal my first reaction was: have they gone crazy? > I know we, the manual project, should not give an opinion, but this really > makes me angry. I do hope they will decide to make this feature an opt-in, > not an opt-out. (https://bugs.launchpad.net/**ubuntu/+source/unity-lens-** > shopping/+bug/1054776<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-lens-shopping/+bug/1054776> > ) > So, perhaps we should wait until they have made a final decision? > Hannie > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Mailing list: > https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-**manual<https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual> > Post to : > [email protected].**net<[email protected]> > Unsubscribe : > https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-**manual<https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual> > More help : > https://help.launchpad.net/**ListHelp<https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp> >
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