Comments on: Internet advertising in a very wrong way

By: rain

rain — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:43:13 +0000

@Fred: Well, it becomes visible that I live among uneducated, french-speakin’, paysans on the north shore of St-Laurents’s river, eh?
My apologies, if I somehow offended your sensible grammatical feelings by saying “adds” instead of “ads”. I promise I’ll do the same next time

By: Fred

Fred — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 02:11:50 +0000

It’s “paid”, not “payed”, and “ads”, not “adds.” Please don’t pick up your spelling habits from Slashdot.

By: rain

rain — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:56:43 +0000

“Question: Do you offer a payed adds free version of linux.com? I would be interested.” – Don’t have to!
You’re using Firefox, all you need is ABP (AdBlockPlus https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865 ) and NoScript ( https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722 ). I might say that I almost forget how a web page (no matter which) looks with adds on it. Sometimes, when I test a new virtual machine installation, or a new ies4linux version, and I see how a page really looks… yuck!
Oh, yeah, I know, I’m such a bad guy for not watching those adds that pay for my free stuff… I know it, I’m proud of myself and I’ll do it as long as I can!

By: Cop

Cop — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 12:29:13 +0000

When i comment on English web site i usually post on blog in the English. This is quite rare so don’t worry

By: Seth

Seth — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 02:20:01 +0000

Couple months ago I saw videos about Apple’s OSX on cnet.com. And of course, there was an add right at the bottom of the player. Ang guess what was for! Microsoft. In fact, MS were the sponsor for that news.
And yes, for me was pretty odd.

Cop, seems like you switched the blog to another language. Or is just an experiment?

By: Cop

Cop — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 22:08:38 +0000

Thomas: I agree that linux.com have great articles. And i also agree that it needs money to run. What’s my problem ? I find the microsoft ad that implies that linux is a big risk at least funny to be found on a linux news and info site. Especially when the article is written with a 14 font size and the add with 48 font size.And in the free world as you say don’t i have the right to express my opinion ?

Wango: My fault that i didn’t posted on forums. And if expressing my opinion about a site i like makes me look stupid so be it. Of course you can anytime delete my off-topic post or move it on forums if you like. Regarding on what adds you run on linux.com it’s your choice. However you can’t expect that everyone will be happy with the adds on a web site. Question: Do you offer a payed adds free version of linux.com? I would be interested.

By: wango pushatin

wango pushatin — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 18:48:52 +0000

yes! Ads should be limited to ones I like for companies I like.

And here I was thinking Linux.com was a news and info site, not a “propaganda” site. I was so wrong, I hang my head in shame and cry. Also too bad they don’t have forums where you can post what you want instead of looking stupid with off-topic.

Wait! They do, at linux.com/forums.

Silly me. I am a digression on the road of life…

By: Thomas Koch

Thomas Koch — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 06:14:55 +0000

What’s your problem? Linux.com is a great source of information and it needs money to run. If Microsoft is so nice to pay for ads on this site, I’m very glad about it.
I even enjoy the dump M$-Slogans next to Linux and Free Software Articles, as they appear to me like a crying child fishing for attention.
And it’s a free world (in theory): Give Microsoft the right to express it’s view!