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Mandrake Linux 9.2, Adware Version

Posted by michael on from the maybe-microsoft-will-advertise dept.

thedarb writes "Mandrake has decided to sell ads to be seen during installation, web browsing and in screen savers. This all comes in their upcoming 9.2 release. Seven G's and you could put your face in their installer." Update: 09/12 18:07 GMT by M : Mandrake has a page about the ads.

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  1. Re:WTF!! by SMOC · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    YES! aren't they French anyway? They probably support terrorism with the money they make with those ads.

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  2. Re:WTF!! by rokzy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I refuse to donate to Mandrake.

    when you download from them you have to click a link saying you're a member or are just about to become a member.

    and now this ad stuff is just absolute BS.

    fuck you Mandrake. nobody uses linux because they want to be hassled for money by a company. in fact that's one of the main reasons people turn to it in the first place.

    it's a shame because Mandrake is good for newbies like me. but so long as there's SuSE for newbies, Mandrake has no weight to throw around like this.

    it's not about the money. I gladly paid a lot for my SuSE 8.2 Pro box. but that was my choice, they didn't hassle me.