§ɦṛɛɗɗịɛ ßịⱺ𝔩ⱺɠịᵴŧ@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agoAudacity 3.5 Released with Cloud Saving, Beat Detection, Pitch Shifting, and More9to5linux.comexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up1163arrow-down19
arrow-up1154arrow-down1external-linkAudacity 3.5 Released with Cloud Saving, Beat Detection, Pitch Shifting, and More9to5linux.com§ɦṛɛɗɗịɛ ßịⱺ𝔩ⱺɠịᵴŧ@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square45fedilink
minus-squareGerudo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoI had no idea about these updates. Which distros are clean?
minus-squareMax-P@lemmy.max-p.melinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoArch is, not sure about the others. I would imagine Debian also is. Versions 3.0+ of Audacity are affected. It’s not like it’s malware and unclean but they did add telemetry and crash reporting and stuff.
minus-squarenyan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoGentoo specifically switches off the telemetry (-Daudacity_has_sentry_reporting=off,-Daudacity_has_crashreports=off). The cloud saving facility is also off by default, but can be added to the build by enabling the audiocom USE flag.
I had no idea about these updates. Which distros are clean?
Arch is, not sure about the others. I would imagine Debian also is.
Versions 3.0+ of Audacity are affected. It’s not like it’s malware and unclean but they did add telemetry and crash reporting and stuff.
Gentoo specifically switches off the telemetry (
-Daudacity_has_sentry_reporting=off,-Daudacity_has_crashreports=off). The cloud saving facility is also off by default, but can be added to the build by enabling theaudiocomUSE flag.