What's this landscape stuff about?
Derek Broughton
derek at pointerstop.ca
Wed Sep 9 13:26:39 UTC 2009
Chris Mohler wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 8:18 PM, Siggy Brentrup<ubuntu at psycho.i21k.de>
> wrote:
>> Hi List,
>>
>> it has only been some minutes ago that I first logged in remotely to
>> my Ubuntu laptop and to my surprise found sort of commercial
>> advertising from Canonical for Landscape in my /etc/motd (cf
>> attachment). I can't tell how this got in, most probably on some
>> upgrade.
>
> So, you're using Canonical's free OS and are upset when they plug
> their remote monitoring service when you log in remotely?
Well, no, I'm NOT using Canonical's free OS. I'm using Ubuntu. It should
be free of Canonical advertizing. Those messages have been annoying me on
my VMs, too.
> Well, I
> guess you're free to modify motd, aren't you? I recommend installing
> fortune or fortune-homer ;)
>
> Relax - you'll live longer...
Apparently Canonical is free to modify my motd, too. Who else, I wonder?
--
derek
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