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I like both, but usually prefer Ubuntu (slrpnk.net)
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[–] Oisteink@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-meta/+bug/1930914/comments/11

[–] tsugu@slrpnk.net -5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Ah yes. Complaining about the minimal version of the distro not being minimal due to a 2.6mb package. Canonical is a true monster.

[–] Cenzorrll@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You gave a snarky response implying that there aren't ads on Ubuntu and they replied with confirmation from a developer that they'll be forcing ads on ubuntu.

Are you still arguing that canonical isn't serving ads on Ubuntu? Or are you just being an ass because you were proven wrong?

[–] tsugu@slrpnk.net -4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

There are no ads on Ubuntu. The terminal reminding you that Pro exists is not an ad. Or do we consider Plasma as having ads now? I read that they will be asking their users to donate once a year.

[–] dragnansia@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Okay, let's compare KDE and Ubuntu, as I understand it.

From what you said, the terminal reminds you than a Pro version exist, and that you can buy it. => This is a ads, they try to sell their product to you.

More question for the Ubuntu parts:

  • How often does this happen ? Just once a year ?

KDE send a notification once a year to say they need donation, help for translation, coding, writing documentation, and more. => This is not a ads, this is a message to get help and donations, and only once a year.

If you don't see the big difference between the two things, i don't know how to make it more clear with other words.

I don't use Ubuntu, and if some parts are wrong, I wait for corrections !

[–] ekky@sopuli.xyz 4 points 5 days ago

I guess you could also ask: "Does the pro-tier give one any options/additional functionality that the non-pro/non-donation tier doesn't?"

Obviously, if you have to pay for additional functionality (like settings/themes/updates) then it isn't a simple ask for donation. Though, I'd argue to ignore trivialities such as "thank you"-emails and possibly a small visual-only token on the program that you paid/donated, as those barely count as "functionality".