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[Bug 1033598] Re: the CAPTCHA challenge in Ubuntu Software Center is much too difficult to solve for a real human being

 

** Description changed:

  This really may be two bug, but the latter one is a lot more irritating:
  
  1. For some reason Software Center keeps asking me to create a Software
  Center account on startup and also whenever I try to turn on
- recommendations. This would be OK, unless I hadn't created an account
- for that purpose months ago. What did happen to it?
+ recommendations. This would be OK, except that I created an account
+ months ago. What happened to it?
  
  2. Well whatever, then I shall register again. Unless there's a CAPTCHA
  challange which I can't solve. 0/40 success rate (est.). Guys, please.
  I'm a human being. 0/40 means that this CAPTCHA is nearly unsolvable. If
  I'm wrong, then go on, prove me wrong.
  
  Also it looks like I'm not alone with my opinion:
  
  https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kubuntu-users/2012-May/056197.html
  
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-
  center/+bug/990963/comments/6
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: software-center 5.2.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-27.43-generic-pae 3.2.21
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-27-generic-pae i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
  Architecture: i386
  CheckboxSubmission: e665592ec356650b8c1e4f41698ed522
  CheckboxSystem: 4ed15c40009aa6f7770f606350a390a2
  Date: Mon Aug  6 19:45:17 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta i386 (20120301)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: software-center
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Description changed:

  This really may be two bug, but the latter one is a lot more irritating:
  
  1. For some reason Software Center keeps asking me to create a Software
  Center account on startup and also whenever I try to turn on
- recommendations. This would be OK, except that I created an account
+ recommendations. This should be OK, except that I created an account
  months ago. What happened to it?
  
  2. Well whatever, then I shall register again. Unless there's a CAPTCHA
  challange which I can't solve. 0/40 success rate (est.). Guys, please.
  I'm a human being. 0/40 means that this CAPTCHA is nearly unsolvable. If
  I'm wrong, then go on, prove me wrong.
  
  Also it looks like I'm not alone with my opinion:
  
  https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kubuntu-users/2012-May/056197.html
  
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-
  center/+bug/990963/comments/6
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: software-center 5.2.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-27.43-generic-pae 3.2.21
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-27-generic-pae i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
  Architecture: i386
  CheckboxSubmission: e665592ec356650b8c1e4f41698ed522
  CheckboxSystem: 4ed15c40009aa6f7770f606350a390a2
  Date: Mon Aug  6 19:45:17 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta i386 (20120301)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: software-center
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Description changed:

- This really may be two bug, but the latter one is a lot more irritating:
+ This really may be two bugs, but the latter one is a lot more
+ irritating:
  
  1. For some reason Software Center keeps asking me to create a Software
  Center account on startup and also whenever I try to turn on
  recommendations. This should be OK, except that I created an account
  months ago. What happened to it?
  
  2. Well whatever, then I shall register again. Unless there's a CAPTCHA
  challange which I can't solve. 0/40 success rate (est.). Guys, please.
  I'm a human being. 0/40 means that this CAPTCHA is nearly unsolvable. If
  I'm wrong, then go on, prove me wrong.
  
  Also it looks like I'm not alone with my opinion:
  
  https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kubuntu-users/2012-May/056197.html
  
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-
  center/+bug/990963/comments/6
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: software-center 5.2.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-27.43-generic-pae 3.2.21
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-27-generic-pae i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
  Architecture: i386
  CheckboxSubmission: e665592ec356650b8c1e4f41698ed522
  CheckboxSystem: 4ed15c40009aa6f7770f606350a390a2
  Date: Mon Aug  6 19:45:17 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta i386 (20120301)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: software-center
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Title:
  the CAPTCHA challenge in Ubuntu Software Center is much too difficult
  to solve for a real human being

Status in software-center package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  This really may be two bugs, but the latter one is a lot more
  irritating:

  1. For some reason Software Center keeps asking me to create a
  Software Center account on startup and also whenever I try to turn on
  recommendations. This should be OK, except that I created an account
  months ago. What happened to it?

  2. Well whatever, then I shall register again. Unless there's a
  CAPTCHA challange which I can't solve. 0/40 success rate (est.). Guys,
  please. I'm a human being. 0/40 means that this CAPTCHA is nearly
  unsolvable. If I'm wrong, then go on, prove me wrong.

  Also it looks like I'm not alone with my opinion:

  https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kubuntu-users/2012-May/056197.html

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-
  center/+bug/990963/comments/6

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: software-center 5.2.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-27.43-generic-pae 3.2.21
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-27-generic-pae i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
  Architecture: i386
  CheckboxSubmission: e665592ec356650b8c1e4f41698ed522
  CheckboxSystem: 4ed15c40009aa6f7770f606350a390a2
  Date: Mon Aug  6 19:45:17 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta i386 (20120301)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: software-center
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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