On Friday 12 September 2003 15:56, David Rankin wrote: > I appreciate your response, and perhaps I was presumtive in my 100% > suggestion. I do see your point. So why don't we all just declare the clean > elegance of linux code and distributions dead. Let's all say "Hey, it's OK > to start down the path of code bloat and incideous little processes running > in the background to direct spam to my machine." Say "yes, I like the idea > of pop-ups and spyware polluting my browser and desktop." And say yes to > all the inconvenience just so someone can put another almighty dollar in > thier pocket. > > Get real! > > Many people look to linux to get away for just this type of annoying BS. > Yes, I like and support mandrake. But I am UTTERLY APPAULED at the premise > and idea of including incestuos slutty advertising in the mdk distribution. > Mdk was a great distro long before the "corporatization" and focus on $ > became its fixation. In my eyes, and I will say in the eyes of "many" > others, the inclusion of unwanted and unsolicited ads, in any form, no > matter how easily removed is unacceptable that will make mdk a distribution > I would no longer choose to be a part of or support. > > Hooray for the marketing scum, they have finally found a way to pollute a > linux distribution. I guess someone will get a nice fat check for that > idea.
Gee, when you put it that way, it's pretty terrifying. I didn't get all of that from the announcement. I would guess that there is not one single Linux user who does not lord over their Windbloze using friends the lack of spyware and uninvited processes running on their machine. I also think that after all of the other Linux distros have alienated the home user base by super-gluing their lips to the bean counter ass somebody will want to be cleaning up in that market. Discreet, static advertising in the install program; a static file containing ads for the default screensaver; the home page initially set to some corporate web site on a browser that I don't even install because it's two revs out of date; no biggie!!!! But, somebody is going to have to sop up all those nome users when everyone else has left them behind. Mandrake has a nice comfortable, easy distro, they would be the natural choice. Put another way, while everybody else is fighting for their share of the pie, somebody is going to be getting the mashed potatos, the fried chicken, the ribs, the candied sweet potatos, and everything else on the picnic table that is being ignored; this has GOT to be where the money is
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