[Bug 1701068] Re: motd is advertising HBO's Silicon Valley
The script is /etc/update-motd.d/50-motd-news which reads https://motd.ubuntu.com and displays the text from that page. Obviously there has been an unfortunate mix-up and it shows that HBO- related item. Is it really necessary to conflate this into some conspiracy to display ads in the Ubuntu Server motd? ** Summary changed: - motd is advertising HBO's Silicon Valley + motd.ubuntu.com currently advertises HBO's Silicon Valley ** Description changed: - The MOTD is advertising HBO's Silicon Valley. The MOTD should not be - advertising anything. + In Ubuntu 17.04 or newer, there is a script at /etc/update-motd.d/50 + -motd-news that reads https://motd.ubuntu.com/ and displays that text + with the rest of the MOTD. + Currently, https://motd.ubuntu.com shows a news item about HBO's Silicon Valley which has a reference to Ubuntu. + Instead, https://motd.ubuntu.com should show relevant items to those that + use Ubuntu Server (relevant security issues, etc), instead of items for desktop users. + + = Welcome to Ubuntu 17.04 (GNU/Linux 4.10.0-21-generic x86_64) - * Documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com - * Management: https://landscape.canonical.com - * Support:https://ubuntu.com/advantage + * Documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com + * Management: https://landscape.canonical.com + * Support:https://ubuntu.com/advantage - * How HBO's Silicon Valley built "Not Hotdog" with mobile TensorFlow, -Keras & React Native on Ubuntu -- https://ubu.one/HBOubu + * How HBO's Silicon Valley built "Not Hotdog" with mobile TensorFlow, + Keras & React Native on Ubuntu + - https://ubu.one/HBOubu + == ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04 Package: base-files 9.6ubuntu13 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-24.28-generic 4.10.15 Uname: Linux 4.10.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Jun 28 12:31:24 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-05-02 (56 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412) ProcEnviron: - TERM=xterm-256color - PATH=(custom, no user) - XDG_RUNTIME_DIR= - LANG=en_US.UTF-8 - SHELL=/bin/bash + TERM=xterm-256color + PATH=(custom, no user) + XDG_RUNTIME_DIR= + LANG=en_US.UTF-8 + SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: base-files UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1701068 Title: motd.ubuntu.com currently advertises HBO's Silicon Valley To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/base-files/+bug/1701068/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1701068] Re: motd is advertising HBO's Silicon Valley
@Mikko It should really have no place at all in something that you'd like to call a free operating system. Unfortunately Canonical strongly disagrees with that position. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1701068 Title: motd is advertising HBO's Silicon Valley To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/base-files/+bug/1701068/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1701068] Re: motd is advertising HBO's Silicon Valley
I strongly agree with @andrewsomething here. Advertising has absolutely no place in motd. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1701068 Title: motd is advertising HBO's Silicon Valley To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/base-files/+bug/1701068/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1701068] Re: motd is advertising HBO's Silicon Valley
Which RSS feed is shown here? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1701068 Title: motd is advertising HBO's Silicon Valley To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/base-files/+bug/1701068/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1701068] Re: motd is advertising HBO's Silicon Valley
I have to say, I was very disappointed to see this when I logged onto one of my servers today. I can understand the desire to be able to communicate directly to users and present timely, relevant information, but linking out to content marketing in what seems to be one of its first uses is self-sabotage. This type of behavior will lead to it being disabled and the "important security messages" to not be seen. Note, you can disable this behavior in /etc/default/motd-news -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1701068 Title: motd is advertising HBO's Silicon Valley To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/base-files/+bug/1701068/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1701068] Re: motd is advertising HBO's Silicon Valley
** Changed in: base-files (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Dustin Kirkland (kirkland) ** Changed in: base-files (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1701068 Title: motd is advertising HBO's Silicon Valley To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/base-files/+bug/1701068/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
