> Adam Williamson wrote: > > >On Fri, 2003-09-12 at 02:47, Svetoslav Slavtchev wrote: > > > > > >>>On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 09:20, Adam Williamson wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>http://www.mandrakesoft.com/partners/advertising > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>no. > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>>I'm all for it. I replace the screensaver and bookmarks straight away > >>>anyway, and it's a simple way to fund your favourite distro. It's not > >>>as if we're seeing in-yer-face popups or anything. > >>> > >>>Cheers; Leon > >>> > >>> > >> > >>me doesn't use screensaver :) > >>nor default bookmarks :) > >> > >>about the install > >>( may be will skip a CD install and will use urpmi.update && urpmi > >>--autoselect ) > >> > >> > > > >My point wasn't really about whether it affected us directly. Obviously > >it won't - given that we use Cooker, I don't know if we'll even ever > >*see* the offending adverts. The point is I think it's a horrible way of > >generating revenue which is being introduced by stealth - I only found > >out about this because OSNews discovered the page and flagged it up in a > >news story, I haven't seen anything from a Mandrake source announcing > >this, and it hasn't been mentioned on this list at all, which seems a > >little odd. I'm more concerned with the horribly unprofessional > >impression that an installation and first boot sequence plastered with > >adverts will have on a new user, compared to distributions which have > >none.
sorry for the missunderstanding, i completely agree. if this "advertized" Mandrake was the first i try to install, i would probably never try it again, and probably never go for a boxed version. i still disslike SuSE, because they use closed installer, and there are no free install CD, and i think i would have similer impression from Mandrake. > > > Interesting. People on this list seem only mention how *not* to generate > cash. > > This product is being developed by a company, i.e bills, salaries and > taxes need to be paid. > > Instead of complaining on how not to generate cash, could we perhaps > focus on finding an acceptable way for the $$$ to flow into mdk. We > (contributors) will also benefit from it. > > Perhaps we can make a topic on the wiki discussing this. this is a very good idea, and probably a lot better then such advertizments best, svetljo -- COMPUTERBILD 15/03: Premium-e-mail-Dienste im Test -------------------------------------------------- 1. GMX TopMail - Platz 1 und Testsieger! 2. GMX ProMail - Platz 2 und Preis-Qualit�tssieger! 3. Arcor - 4. web.de - 5. T-Online - 6. freenet.de - 7. daybyday - 8. e-Post
