I don't see anything wrong with a free software site using adverts to generate a small amount of funding - NoScript does the same. People who feel strongly about ads usually have Adblock Plus installed anyway.
Posted Jun 21, 2011 10:44 UTC (Tue) by job (guest, #670)
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Neither do I, or I wouldn't be reading LWN. This was however just unprofessional and if I wasn't clear enough in the previous comment I think that particular ad sounds like spyware.