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mdeslaur

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    Comment #44396500

    So I expect to pay less for his product now that his biggest cost has been cut in half.

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    Comment #43843903

    So it's "political" to show tariffs, but it's not "political" to show sales tax?

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    Comment #42141261

    Bug was filed here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/+bug/20...

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    Comment #34583223

    https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/FAQ#Official%20Support

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    Comment #34583200

    In the past, Universe packages only got security updates if a member of the Ubuntu community submitted a fix for sponsoring. The community can still do this, but additionally, Ubun…

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    Comment #34580634

    Ubuntu Pro covers Universe packages, which weren't previously covered by official security updates. All the packages in main still get the same security updates as before without r…

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    Comment #34426840

    I don't understand how anyone manages to use a touchpad after getting used to how great trackpoints are. I have to use an external mouse on laptops that only have touchpads.

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    Comment #33880167

    Oh no, our terrible secret is out! :)

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    Comment #33880048

    > Ubuntu has never seemed to take security particularly seriously. I haven't heard that before. Care to elaborate what we do that makes you believe we don't take security seriously…

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    Comment #33880022

    > where Ubuntu just unilaterally reverted Mozilla’s removal of a cert in their package, because it was breaking nuget… Note that this was early 2021 — Mozilla removed Symantec from…

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    Comment #29984872

    Yes, this.

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    Comment #17022440

    Can a device still be wiped when this happens? I'm wondering how to recycle or recover locked devices if the USB port is disabled...

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    Comment #12742311

    Actually, Ubuntu 16.10 is listed as not-affected (4.8.0-11.12). The "needs triage" you're seeing for Ubuntu 16.10 is for the "linux-goldfish" and "linux-flo" kernel packages for sp…

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    Comment #10629862

    I will remove it in our next updates.

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    Comment #10615544

    I don't see any Unity-specific patches in the glib package in Ubuntu. What are you referring to?

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    Comment #10298505

    Three exciting colours to hide behind your tv! :)

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    Comment #10134805

    That bug was fixed in all releases last july. This was the bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1443735

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    Comment #9619453

    "Unlimited" until they retire the service 18 months from now.

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    Comment #9413817

    What a misleading title.

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    Comment #9172471

    Seriously? Couldn't they have put _two_ ports in it so you can plug something in while it's being charged without lugging around a usb hub?

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    Comment #8365973

    Proposed patch for CVE-2014-7169 here: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/10 I am building bash updates for Ubuntu containing the proposed fix here and will publ…

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    Comment #8331262

    The urgency tag isn't used in Ubuntu, only in Debian.

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    Comment #8331003

    Yes, that was a typo. Thanks for spotting it, I have updated the advisory: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2348-1/

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    Comment #7839994

    So someone asks if Ubuntu Touch consumes less power, and another person replies basically "Maybe, nobody knows yet." How is this Hacker News worthy?