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Need to switch to Hanna Montana Linux now (lemmy.ml)
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[-] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 124 points 10 months ago

An ad is an ad and this definitely is an ad. This is the kind of shit that made me quit Windows and it would make me quit Ubuntu if I was using it.

[-] folkrav@lemmy.ca 65 points 10 months ago

This. Any unsollicited communication that's meant to make you investigate or buy a commercial product is an advertisement. That's all. Is it less intrusive than the TikTok ad in Windows start menu, I think it may be, but it's still an advertisement, by definition.

[-] _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz 7 points 10 months ago

Is it less intrusive

For me it is, I would've never ever expected an ad on cli, on a local install, on my machine.

Logged into an ec2 and see an advert? Sure. But not on my own shit. It's a true "ah fuck I can't believe you've done this" factor.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 0 points 10 months ago

Ubuntu Pro seems to be free for regular users (on up to five machines).

Would bother me a lot more if it wasn't a free service. Now it's ehh

[-] folkrav@lemmy.ca 12 points 10 months ago

As I mentioned in another comment, it's still a commercial offering, that happens to have a free tier. Would we be okay with a YouTube link in the same spot?

Honestly, it doesn't bother me that much. It's more that you can see a more and more corporate-y trend in Canonical's decision making, which I personally don't really care for. If I used Ubuntu with the default shell I'd probably just override the MOTD and go on with my life.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 0 points 10 months ago

Would we be okay with a YouTube link in the same spot?

Like, promoting Youtube or just a link to a Youtube video promoting Ubuntu Pro or what do you mean?

[-] folkrav@lemmy.ca 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

A link promoting any other commercial product with a free tier. Like AWS, or YouTube.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee -1 points 10 months ago

I wouldn't be really bothered if Google promoted Youtube in their product. I'd expect it, really.

[-] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Different strokes and all that. I'm personally ok with the way this is done, but I can also see why people wouldn't like it at all

[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I use Ubuntu and I haven’t seen ads in the terminal.

But I see everyone complaining about them.

What am I missing here?

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