Ubuntu Criticisms

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Privacy Concerns:

Development of Ubuntu is led by Canonical, Ltd. a UK-based "trading" company which generates revenue through the sale of "technical support" and "services." By installing users agree to allow Ubuntu's parent company Canonical to collect user search data and IP addresses and to disclose this information to third parties including Facebook, Twitter, BBC and Amazon. Whenever user searches the local files for a string using Ubuntu desktop, Ubuntu sends that string to one of Canonical's servers.

Open Source Software Violations:

Ubuntu has received widespread objection from the open source community for violating free system distribution guidelines. Ubuntu's policy prohibits commercial redistribution of exact copies of Ubuntu, denying the baseline freedom.