>> Yet another Linux distribution is becoming adware.
IBM / RH Salesperson: "But think of the opportunity! GNOME Software could be a REAL app store[0] just like the Apple App Store or Google Play and bring the Linux desktop into the 21st century. We could even call them 'donations' so that users feel good about paying. We will need to have Flatpak integration to allow less technical users to get the software we are moving to community support like LibreOffice. With payment account setup and processing, we could easily add commercial software and offer vendors more customers with minimal effort on their part."
"Once we get telemetry enabled and users setup their online accounts in GNOME Online Accounts[1][2], we can make deals with the online account providers for targeted advertising metrics. We won't show any ads in GNOME for now. But after users are used to seeing some promotions for Red Hat products and services, it is just a slight change to show other promotions."
Sigh. Yet another Linux distribution is becoming adware. Ubuntu already shows ads (and spreads FUD) in apt, but they haven't resorted to tracking yet.