Trust in software is important for me
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If I don't trust the software, I don't use it. That is one of the main reasons why 95% of all the software I use is OSS in some form -- not because OSS is inherently more trustworthy, but because the culture of the OSS world makes it much easier to trust.
But the expansion of opt-out telemetry in OSS absolutely erodes that trust, making it more like commercial software. Software engaging in opt-out telemetry, or telemetry that you can't even opt out of, is software I will do my best to avoid using, OSS or otherwise.
I am saddened to see this trend happening in the Linux world. There are several trends that are reducing/removing the very things that make Linux better than other OS choices, and this is one of them.
That's sad to hear. Linux has always the rock solid beacon of the open-source world. I hope the spirit of OSS which produces alternatives to established incumbents in record time whenever the need arises keeps choices alive for users.