• kevincox@lemmy.ml
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    39
    ·
    21 hours ago

    I also don’t mind if they are “selling” nothing, or just a supporter icon. As long as they are transparent that that is all you are getting.

    • stabryen@piefed.social
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      22
      ·
      20 hours ago

      That’s pretty much it, right? ZorinOS Pro gives you some more desktop layouts, more wallpapers, and what they call “Zorin Installation Support service”. Basically like buying a hat in a free game.

      But the “Advanced productivity tools” one is a bit misleading, apparently it’s stuff anyone can install from the store it just pre-installs some unnamed apps for you.

      I don’t mind selling some cosmetic stuff to fund development, the app thing is a bit shady though.

      • NekuSoul@lemmy.nekusoul.de
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        8
        ·
        14 hours ago

        Agree. I wouldn’t even mind it if they were more open about what they’re actually doing, as picking a well working set of apps from the sea open-source apps can have value.

        That said, if you read through that site it feels like they want to appear like it’s them who created all that software.