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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oh god, what did they do? Do they show ads on the gui?

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

In the system update dialog, you’ll see something like:

You’re not getting 53 critical security updates! Join Ubuntu Pro to keep yourself safe!

Ubuntu Pro is a subscription service.

This is seriously at the level of Norton “AntiVirus”, and it’s truly absurd and nakedly predatory.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

I see they have the lobes for business.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's free for personal use though. Canonical have turned ubuntu rather corporate, but let's stick to the facts.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Fair point.

Counterpoint: why should I be compelled to give Canonical literally anything besides using the package manager to say “I’m using your software and I want the update”? Why do we need this additional new corporate-authorized side channel? What benefit does this yield, outside the realm of profit?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

I agree.

They're a for-profit company, ubuntu pro is supposed to entice business customers. You and I get introduced, because canonical hope that we might use ubuntu profesionally and they gain a new customer. I don't hate it personally, but I see why people don't like it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Wait, they’re withholding security updates unless you pay? Hope they go bankrupt.