Comments on: Skype Chief Executive Quits Microsoft Amid NSA Scandals

By: Needs Sunlight

Needs Sunlight — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 17:40:06 +0000

He’s probably not the right person. Someone more oriented towards community or marketing would be the right choice. A lot of time has gone and yet the opportunity persists, if Canonical would take it. Only so much can be done by word-of-mouth. Some initiative does need to be taken at or near the top. The Amazon deals and others like it seem to have hurt Canonical’s options here.

By: Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Dr. Roy Schestowitz — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 17:30:37 +0000

The FSF updated the site when the leaks started to come out. The FSF realised there was an opportunity there.

In Techrights IRC I told Jono Bacon (back when the leaks began) that it’s a great chance for Canonical to promote Ubuntu based on the promise of privacy. He didn’t take me too seriously (I guess Amazon-Canonical search deal and Amazon-CIA DC deal did not help) and the Web site was never updated to even mention the P word.

Well, at least Ubuntu’s front page no longer promotes Skype…

Red Hat never mentions the P word (privacy). It hardly even talks about its relationship with the NSA (except when it comes to SELinux).

By: Needs Sunlight

Needs Sunlight — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 16:44:05 +0000

Both Red Hat and Canonical had been disappointingly quiet on the topic. Sam does point out that there is a real opportunity. They should take that opportunity or else the situation needs looking into.