Like I said, as long as it doesn't get too obtrusive (i.e forcing you to sit through ads before the computer even boots to the desktop), then I won't complain too much. Besides, the software is still free, so why are people complaining?
As far as the last comment, of course some are gonna find ways of getting rid of ads. Why else would AdBlockPlus be such a popular plugin for browsers?
It really isn't. I mean come on, a distro as large as Ubuntu is gonna need revenue from places other than donations. And, as long as it isn't too obtrusive in the UI, I won't really complain about it. Besides, there's always other flavors of Ubuntu which may have the ad feature removed.
Sure, you can use CDs/DVDs. I mean, look how long some people have been using VHS (which has been around since the mid-70's). So, it shouldn't be so bad to do that. If nothing else, toss a few random CDs in there anyways just as a display of the, by-then, incredibly antiquated storage medium.
Yeah, sure, I guess they're right on that. Nvidia drivers have crashed my (now long gone) install of Vista and forced me to reinstall Linux Mint two times because both available proprietary drivers crashed the GUI, leaving me no access to my OS. Oh well, at least I didn't have much on there anyways.
Banning game sales of MA15+ games to 18 year olds... either simple math ain't simple or there's something I'm missing here, because last time I checked:
16 || 17 > 15. (And yes, before anyone says anything, I did read the article).
My only question is where the funding for this kind of stuff is coming from? Is it all gonna be taxpayer dollars, or is there going to be a "Serial Murderer" discount at your nearest University of Phoenix?
Oh no! A 45 meter space rock might hit us, and it might mean the end of the world, even though we're about 26,000 mi in diameter and it will probably burn up in the atmosphere! And of course, we all know when someone throws a pebble at a person, that person EXPLODES! WE ARE ALL DOOM-ED!
The perfect example of this is Youtube. I remember when it was just a simple 3X4 block of videos for your subscriptions. Now, it's a huge, hulking tower of information I don't really need to know. Shiny buttons are fine and all that, but I agree somewhat with what they were saying. For the new people: yeah, you can use your shiny newfangled UI, but don't alienate those of us who have been using this system for god knows how long and know the ins and outs of it. It's like somebody before said: have a basic and advanced option, kinda like how XP has Classic and Standard options.
It's just a simple little ingredient called sulfuric acid. Yeah, sure, it has the side effect of potentially killing you, but man oh man does it cure those diseases!
I apologize that my meaning was unclear to you; I wasn't focusing on the malware portion of it at all. I was merely talking about the Jailbreaking portion of it.
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Like I said, as long as it doesn't get too obtrusive (i.e forcing you to sit through ads before the computer even boots to the desktop), then I won't complain too much. Besides, the software is still free, so why are people complaining? As far as the last comment, of course some are gonna find ways of getting rid of ads. Why else would AdBlockPlus be such a popular plugin for browsers?
It really isn't. I mean come on, a distro as large as Ubuntu is gonna need revenue from places other than donations. And, as long as it isn't too obtrusive in the UI, I won't really complain about it. Besides, there's always other flavors of Ubuntu which may have the ad feature removed.
Sure, you can use CDs/DVDs. I mean, look how long some people have been using VHS (which has been around since the mid-70's). So, it shouldn't be so bad to do that. If nothing else, toss a few random CDs in there anyways just as a display of the, by-then, incredibly antiquated storage medium.
Yeah, sure, I guess they're right on that. Nvidia drivers have crashed my (now long gone) install of Vista and forced me to reinstall Linux Mint two times because both available proprietary drivers crashed the GUI, leaving me no access to my OS. Oh well, at least I didn't have much on there anyways.
Banning game sales of MA15+ games to 18 year olds... either simple math ain't simple or there's something I'm missing here, because last time I checked: 16 || 17 > 15. (And yes, before anyone says anything, I did read the article).
Easy, and doesn't need much maintenance.
My only question is where the funding for this kind of stuff is coming from? Is it all gonna be taxpayer dollars, or is there going to be a "Serial Murderer" discount at your nearest University of Phoenix?
Oh no! A 45 meter space rock might hit us, and it might mean the end of the world, even though we're about 26,000 mi in diameter and it will probably burn up in the atmosphere! And of course, we all know when someone throws a pebble at a person, that person EXPLODES! WE ARE ALL DOOM-ED!
Doesn't it seem odd how they bring up THIS subject of all things after the NDAA got passed? Rather suspect.
The perfect example of this is Youtube. I remember when it was just a simple 3X4 block of videos for your subscriptions. Now, it's a huge, hulking tower of information I don't really need to know. Shiny buttons are fine and all that, but I agree somewhat with what they were saying. For the new people: yeah, you can use your shiny newfangled UI, but don't alienate those of us who have been using this system for god knows how long and know the ins and outs of it. It's like somebody before said: have a basic and advanced option, kinda like how XP has Classic and Standard options.
It's just a simple little ingredient called sulfuric acid. Yeah, sure, it has the side effect of potentially killing you, but man oh man does it cure those diseases!
I apologize that my meaning was unclear to you; I wasn't focusing on the malware portion of it at all. I was merely talking about the Jailbreaking portion of it.
We'll get a bigger stick. [CHALLENGE ACCEPTED]
Linux Mint for overall easiness.
How's it going?
At least it had a pretty cool library.