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Re: New York Times advertisement for Ubuntu



 On 11/4/07, Tom Metro <[hidden email]> wrote: 
> I'm not sure I feel the same about donating for an Ubuntu advertisement 
> as I would towards Mozilla. Unlike Mozilla, Ubuntu has both a wealthy 
> benefactor and a fairly well visible support corporation, either of 
> which could take the lead in doing their own marketing. 
> 
> Remember how Debian ran into problems when money came into play with 
> some developers getting paid to work on Debian, which ticked off the 
> volunteers. While I don't think twice about Ubuntu's corporate backing 
> when it comes to contributing to the code, I would hesitate before 
> contributing cash to a far more indirect benefit, like marketing. 


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