News: Linux Top ROAR 3:Ubuntu, not impressed RMS

Linux is all about options. More often and not there are those who do not agree with some of these options.

Ubuntu 12.10 includes features that are supposed to make it easier for users to find what they want. An example is the Amazon integration that helps users showing them things want to if you are looking for. According to the Free Software Foundation (FSF) founder Richard Stallman (RMS), Ubuntu is really 'spying' on the users.

"When the user searches local files for a string using the Ubuntu desktop, Ubuntu sends that string to one of Canonical servers," Stallman wrote.

In view of Stallman this happens without the user's consent, although there is the clear choice for any user to simply turn off the 'function'.

"" Even if they were disabled by default, the function would still be dangerous: "once for all" for choose either a risky practice, where the risk varies depending on details, invites neglect, "Stallman said."To protect the privacy of users, systems should make easy caution: when a local search program has a function of network search, must be the user must choose the network search explicitly every time. "

Goes a step further, Stallman wants free software advocates to prevent Ubuntu all together now and do not install or recommend to others.

While RMS could not be running to test the latest version of Ubuntu, many others who are probably still.

Last week was officially released the first alpha for what will become Ubuntu 13.04, the Ringtail workouts. Alpha though it is only available with images of Kubuntu and Edubuntu by now.

"At the end of the cycle of 12.10 development, the Ubuntu flavor decided that it would reduce the number of images of milestone in the future and focus concentrates on the quality daily and fortnightly testing rounds known as proof of the Cadence," the developers of Ubuntu Stéphane Graber wrote in a mailing list publication. "Based on that change, Ubuntu the product itself does not have an Alpha-1 version."

Record added that the first version of Ubuntu 13.04 milestone will be the Final Beta, scheduled for release on March 28, 2013.

He is also busy working on their next generation of Red Hat Linux. Last week, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.4 was released, providing interoperability of Microsoft and new virtualization features.

On the side of interoperability system security services Daemon (SSSD) has been enhanced to work with Microsoft Active Directory. Support for virtualization of Microsoft Hyper - v has also been extended.

Sean Michael Kerner is a senior editor at InternetNews.com, the news service of the network of edge of business IT, the network for technology professionals to follow on Twitter @TechJournalist.

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