Comment Re:They did good... at first (Score 2) 38
>Developing their own crap,
Oh no, change! Unity was a good idea and so was Upstart. It just turns out that systemd beat them out and Unity was a huge maintenance burden.
>diverting resources from other areas,
Example? Sometimes companies trying to advance the state of software adjust their projects
>focusing on gathering user data
Not to give the rest of the world a pass, but in a world where Instagram, Tiktok and Doubleclick exist, Ubuntu embedding (with user consent) online-unified search or opting-in to crash reports is not "spyware". It's fine to be a purist, but keep perspective.
>changing things in bad ways repeating the mistakes of RedHat
Ubuntu's goal is to make money. Who better to model after than the profitable open-source company?