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Ubuntu changes to Yahoo as default search provider

Ubuntu changes to Yahoo as default search provider

Posted Jan 27, 2010 2:42 UTC (Wed) by denials (subscriber, #3413)
In reply to: Ubuntu changes to Yahoo as default search provider by cowsandmilk
Parent article: Ubuntu changes to Yahoo as default search provider

I tried suggesting to Jono Bacon (admittedly feebly, through identi.ca) that
to partially address the donation (or lack thereof) problem brought up by the
Ardour developer, Ubuntu's at-that-time-still-being-designed Software Centre
should include links to the home pages of the project behind each package. Of
course, other application installer interfaces like Synaptic, etc, could
consider doing this too.

It would be a small thing to do, but would at the very least provide
recognition for the team behind each application, drive some traffic to the
associated projects, and perhaps provide a small donation stream to sustain
the project.


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Ubuntu changes to Yahoo as default search provider

Posted Jan 27, 2010 3:38 UTC (Wed) by andrewsomething (guest, #53527) [Link] (3 responses)

Software Center already includes links to the project homepage as long as
there is a "Homepage:" field in debian/control.

Ubuntu changes to Yahoo as default search provider

Posted Jan 27, 2010 4:13 UTC (Wed) by denials (subscriber, #3413) [Link] (2 responses)

Oh hey! How about that - a nice "Website" button right beside the "Install"
button. Cool, kudos to the Ubuntu devs for that - and thanks for pointing it
out to me.

Ubuntu changes to Yahoo as default search provider

Posted Jan 27, 2010 8:53 UTC (Wed) by dgm (subscriber, #49227) [Link] (1 responses)

The fact that it needed to be pointed out may mean that it's not accomplishing what it was meant to, isn't it?

Ubuntu changes to Yahoo as default search provider

Posted Jan 31, 2010 21:44 UTC (Sun) by denials (subscriber, #3413) [Link]

Heh - in this case it just means that I use aptitude to install software, rather than the Software Centre.


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