I don't get the problem with the Microsoft repo on RPis. I mean they're devices at their core meant for children and beginner coders (whether that's their common real world use or not), so it stands to reason that on the default os they'll have a repo that likely allows some common programs to function (VSCode for example). Also, it's only on the default OS. The kind of people who will be bothered by this sort of thing aren't using RPi OS, they're using ALARM or Void or something like that.
@ThreeBadgersInATrenchcoat I guess the real issue is how it was done ,and RPi's community moderation response didn't help.
@sullybiker @ThreeBadgersInATrenchcoat I don't think I agree here. It just felt like a very sneaky way of doing things. And I do run Raspberry pi OS because I want it to just work and get on with my life. I don't feel like sharing telemetry with MS when one of the reasons I own an RPI in the first place is to evade telemetry.
@TheDoctor @sullybiker I don't like their approach to doing it either, I'm just saying I don't think its enough to warrant the overwhelming outcry of users. That's understandable, it's all in use case and time. Remember, this isn't a ton of Microsoft blobs they're putting into RPIOS, it's a repo. Just because a ms repo is in the os doesn't mean that telemetry is shared or anything to that effect. It's likely for special software and fonts, I wouldn't be rushing to burn your Pi.
