@Moritz: Thanks for the great software. Easy fix to the concern
expressed in this bug report while keeping the software up to date and
possibly saving your time and resources: start a PPA on Launchpad. Then
you only need to upload the most recent source code package to Launchpad
and it builds
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: mkvtoolnix (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Confirmed
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Title:
MMlosh points out the privacy issue that occurs with the current
configuration being ON by default without the user having explicitly
opted-in.
This is a fact (not an opinion!).
Although the request to get the XML is super clean (checked with wireshark) it
still leaks the user's IP to bunkus.org
As Ubuntu's officially packaged version often lacks five or six releases
behind and as the original author ( = me) provides his own repository
with current Ubuntu packages I don't really see this as pointless. Also
the update checker lists the relevant portions of the MKVToolNix change
log,
** Description changed:
mkvtoolnix gui checks for new versions online.
The check can be disabled in configuration, but it's enabled by default
(pointless if installed via a package manager)
It should default to OFF.
- Under some conditions it causes even crashes (filling as separate
