Re: Debian systems email info to the debian gods !?

From: Joshua J. Kugler <joshua@eeinternet.com>
Date: Sat Aug 26 2006 - 12:51:59 AKDT

On Saturday 26 August 2006 11:48, Damien Hull wrote:
> I don't think the information that it sends out is a security risk.
> However, I don't recall ever seeing anything about the system sending my
> information out to the net. If any OS is going to do this they need to
> put a big fat label out there saying that it does this.

I know Debian asks before installing it (just installed a couple systems
recently). And I'm pretty sure I saw a prompt for it installing Kubuntu.
Can't comment on Ubuntu, though.

j

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