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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. So long as I can change it it's OK by farnz · · Score: 5, Interesting
    I'm not bothered about this decision at all, so long as there's no effort to prevent me stripping out the adverts; ideally Mandrake will offer a purchased version without them, but I don't see why they shouldn't be allowed to cover their costs with advertising.

    Now, if I can't modify it to remove the adverts, and re-upload this version under a new name, that's a different issue.

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