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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. Moral compass? by mao+che+minh · · Score: 5, Funny
    The real question is: will Mandrake accept all advertisement requests? I hope not - I hope Mandrake excercies a certain degree of moral judgement in their decision making.

    I would hate to have to relive those all of those "You can enlarge your penis!!" moments, or once again be haunted by "Britney XXX HOT and young CAUGHT J-Lo action action!!".

    Now, that's not to say that I would be apprehensive towards "Jenna" advertisements. Those always bring a smile to my face.

    1. Re:Moral compass? by 7759-60784-1-E · · Score: 5, Funny

      > I would hate to have to relive those all of those "You can enlarge your penis!!" moments, or once again be haunted by "Britney XXX HOT and young CAUGHT J-Lo action action!!".

      Fortunately, none of those will be accepted. This'll leave room for the REALLY good stuff, like offers from Nigerians that'll make us millionaires!

    2. Re:Moral compass? by xanadu-xtroot.com · · Score: 5, Funny

      How often do you get to watch pr0n legitimately at work, anyway?

      I guess that would depend on if your name is something like Ron Jeremy or not...

      :-)

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    3. Re:Moral compass? by smatt-man · · Score: 5, Funny

      Or worse... Microsoft, where do you want to go today?

      Or, I'm sure SCO has 7 large... Have you paid SCO $699 to run this?

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    4. Re:Moral compass? by iceburn · · Score: 5, Funny
      How often do you get to watch pr0n legitimately at work, anyway?

      My guess would be once.

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    5. Re:Moral compass? by garvon · · Score: 5, Funny

      All of the time.I am sysadmin / programmer
      for an internet porn company. Used to joke that it was the only job where you would be reading a news site then quick popup a porn site when the boss was comming to look like you are working.

    6. Re:Moral compass? by rot26 · · Score: 5, Funny

      I used to work for a company that make kiosks. We had a potential client flying in for a demo one day, and I had set up some sample pages/ads/images for them. Before they arrived, some of the accounting type women from upstairs happened by my area and noticed on the demo system what Kurt Vonnegut referred to as "wide open beaver". Cackling gleefully they ran off to tell everybody who would listen how offended they were, and that I could kiss my ass goodbye. Unfortunately for them, the potential client was a chain of "gentlemen's clubs" in Las Vegas, and my demo was considered not only appropriate, but very well done. Ha. Eplilogue: I was the ultimately the last employee to be laid off, which I guess these days is about as close to success as you can usually expect.

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  2. This is do-able... by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


    "Seven G's and you could put your face in their installer."

    Collectively I'm sure we could scrape together $7K to have the goatse.cx guy in all his glory on this..

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  3. Oblig SCO comment by dcocos · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder if SCO will buy an ad to remind people to send in their $699