OT: weird ads on a linux site

[Robert Brockway]

On Fri, 5 Oct 2007, jmacaranas-/DrkG639A0k at public.gmane.org wrote:

> Just want to share this, I was reading articles in the site listed
> below.. its like your marketing and selling apples and yet you don't eat
> apples
>
> http://www.linux-mag.com/

This is has been a source of dispute for some time.  Many in the community 
don't like MS adds on Linux sites.  The site owners generally make the 
point that turning down legitimate advertising money would be silly.  I 
tend to accept this position and think of it as Microsoft funding the 
Linux sites for us :)

Chances are anyone visiting a Linux site is already well acquainted with 
MS offerings so I don't think it is a big problem from the POV of Linux 
acceptance.

Cheers,

Rob

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