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(DIR) Post #ASd9mr5Tipb21bFI8G by thelinuxEXP@mastodon.social
2023-02-12T16:56:30Z
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And this week's #Linux and #opensource news video is finally here!In this one, we have confirmation that #Windows 11 sends data to third parties after a fresh install, without user consent, we have @fedora moving to Flathub in their next release, an AI tool that violates #FOSS licenses, @thunderbird sharing a roadmap and some interesting history, and @gnome Software getting some nice performance improvements:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03t0GmaWunk
(DIR) Post #ASd9mrzUMaOopJS1R2 by thelinuxEXP@mastodon.social
2023-02-12T16:58:43Z
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@fedora @thunderbird @gnome And if you want the audio podcast instead, here it is!https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com/@tlenewspodcast/episodes/windows-is-spyware-fedora-adds-flathub-ai-tool-violates-fossYou can follow it here: @tlenewspodcast Or you can subscribe to its RSS feed, or on most podcast platforms, all links are in the podcast website!
(DIR) Post #ASdBP2jGzCtb5cdGxk by killyourfm@layer8.space
2023-02-13T08:22:41Z
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@thelinuxEXP How bothered should I be about Windows 11 sending pings to Steam? What's the relationship there? Is this data Valve has specifically requested? As a HUGE proponent for gaming on Linux via Proton, and a Steam Deck owners....yea this bothers me.
(DIR) Post #ASdC35TADYMhAhBy52 by chinchzilla@mastodon.online
2023-02-13T08:29:57Z
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@killyourfm @thelinuxEXP It was more like;Valve: "Yo, Microsoft, you share the data with everyone anyway, wanna share?" Microsot: "Say no more."
(DIR) Post #ASdCLog4sBXaaxAAtc by ProfessorCode@fosstodon.org
2023-02-13T08:33:25Z
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@killyourfm @thelinuxEXP I was actually thinking about the same thing.I was so surprised that I thought I was mistaken when I saw Steam being mentioned there. Has Valve released an official statement regarding this yet?
(DIR) Post #ASdCYvd0LJ9XuqyhTk by killyourfm@layer8.space
2023-02-13T08:35:44Z
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@ProfessorCode @thelinuxEXP I haven't seen anything official about this. Frankly, we need to pressure them into an answer.
(DIR) Post #ASdCwvo7KOBZQDcaO0 by ProfessorCode@fosstodon.org
2023-02-13T08:40:10Z
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@killyourfm @thelinuxEXP I was hoping they would address this soon.Anyway, in light of this situation, someone should actually run Wireshark on Steam Deck and compare it to another Linux distro just to check.
(DIR) Post #ASdDYA25OwjUFtuKae by killyourfm@layer8.space
2023-02-13T08:46:53Z
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@ProfessorCode @thelinuxEXP It's not much, but I hopefully have a bit of influence on Twitter still.https://twitter.com/killyourfm/status/1625052251193503745
(DIR) Post #ASdDmbGCxwp2ksOkMK by thelinuxEXP@mastodon.social
2023-02-13T08:49:27Z
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@killyourfm @ProfessorCode It might just be because the image used by the person on YouTube had steam pre installed: with an OEM image for example
(DIR) Post #ASdDsn3k0j135PWDEu by killyourfm@layer8.space
2023-02-13T08:50:36Z
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@thelinuxEXP @ProfessorCode I definitely hope it's as simple as that. Here's to hoping. OK I won't get my feathers ruffled. YET.
(DIR) Post #ASdDxJliLAYrgsFHea by thelinuxEXP@mastodon.social
2023-02-13T08:51:24Z
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@killyourfm @ProfessorCode I really hope so too. It would feel weird to see Valve buying data from MS on every windows computer.
(DIR) Post #ASdEN4jSrqfgaMTXMm by ProfessorCode@fosstodon.org
2023-02-13T08:56:05Z
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@killyourfm @thelinuxEXP Do OEMs even preinstall Steam?Also, TPCSC did specifically mention that it was a 'clean laptop with absolutely nothing installed'.https://youtu.be/IT4vDfA_4NI?t=33
(DIR) Post #ASdEZkRDdH6VPNz43E by killyourfm@layer8.space
2023-02-13T08:58:19Z
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@ProfessorCode @thelinuxEXP AND being run for the first time. To me, that says that Steam is absolutely not installed on it.
(DIR) Post #ASdEzfs3EgQ0lxtgTw by thelinuxEXP@mastodon.social
2023-02-13T09:02:59Z
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@killyourfm @ProfessorCode Yeah, it’s pretty worrying…