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Svetoslav Slavtchev wrote: | sound almost great :( | like in the famous linux browser opera (not that i like it or use it), but | | "well if you want it for free, you'll have to see some adds, | but go and get the full version -- noads, cheap "
That's why I do not use it :-) Anyway, with a web browser you are going to see the ads on the pages, so one banner in Opera more is not that big deal. OS is a different matter though.
As I wrote before, I have no problem with ads as such, but some things are just way too intrusive - like the screen savers. Just read the comments on Slashdot or under the original article, you will see how many people are against something like this.
Furthermore - I never saw an adware, which was capable of getting enough income from ads to stay alive (unless there was another income source). Is Mandrake really so desperate to do this ? If they go forward, it is very likely that I will "upgrade" our 20 MDK 9.0/9.1 PCs to another distro, not to Madrake 9.2. My users are not excited to see adds from yet another source (we are innundated with enough spam, pop-ups, adware, worms and lot of other junk already).
Regards,
Jan
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