Re: [Sheflug] Ubuntu

[Bob Mottram <fuzzgun@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 08.11.2012 12:05, Richard Ibbotson wrote:
> Which reminds me.  Looks like the Ubuntu paywall has gone back up
> again.  It vanished a few years ago.  Back again now....
>
>
> http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/questions?distro=desktop&bits=32&release=latest
>
> I know that engineering and science projects have to be paid for.  I
> did 11 years of heavy engineering.  What I don't agree with is this
> form of financing.  Fortunately for us there are plenty of other
> versions of GNU/Linux out there.  Quite a few of which are based on
> Ubuntu and Debian.  If you aren't quite sure have a look here...


I don't have any objections to this, and it's not strictly a paywall 
since you can still download without paying anything.  What I do think 
is more dubious is the "spam on the desktop" paradigm in the 12.10 dash 
search.  That seems like a classic antifeature.

In terms of monetising open source I'd like to see a unified donation 
mechanism.  So you might have a button, or something on the menu of each 
program, which is a "donate to this project" feature, and has a 
standardised interface and payment process.  Currently you can donate to 
projects, but usually it involves going fishing on the relevant web 
site.


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