[$] Another misstep for Audacity
While it has often been said that there is no such thing as bad publicity,
the new owners of the Audacity
audio-editor project may beg to differ. The project has only recently
weathered the controversies around its acquisition by the Muse Group,
proposed telemetry features, and imposition of
a new license agreement on its contributors. Now, the posting of a new
privacy policy has set off a new round of criticism, with some accusing the
project of planning to ship spyware. The
situation with Audacity is not remotely as bad as it has been portrayed,
but it is a lesson on what can happen when a project loses the trust of its
user community.