• BCsven@lemmy.ca
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    23 hours ago

    When Canonical partnered with Microsoft to work on WSL, I figured Caninical was gaining something too: like tips how to license and sell Ubuntu instead of being free.

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      16 hours ago

      Sell? Why not just a monthly subscription to keep open software free?

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        10 hours ago

        Sorry, yes we do sales, so sell also means a SaaS subscription. That was my implied meaning of seeking to sell Ubuntu to Users.

        So now you have a free update, but a note if you want certain security patches you have to pay for Pro