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I haven't used this distribution, but is it not possible to just change your namservers to Google's for example, or the ones provided by your ISP? The way you

I haven't used this distribution, but is it not possible to just change your namservers to Google's for example, or the ones provided by your ISP? The way you put it makes it sound like you're locked into using OpenDNS. I have used OpenDNS before and while I didn't like their ads in place of not found hostnames, it is part of their revenue model and they have to make something back for what they provide. It seems a reasonable exchange for a free service. I presume LinuxMint has some sort of partnership with them, but I don't see this as being evil, considering they also would probably want to make some money off their custom distro/work they put into it.

pserwylo 13y ago
I feel the same about this as with the Ubuntu affliate-link issue: I appreciate the work that distro maintainers put in, and I understand that many would like to earn revenue somehow from the distribution. If you give us the option to opt-in, then I'm fine with that being part of your revenue model. The fact that people have the option to disable a feature doesn't make it any less sneaky or inappropriate to put in (in my opinion).
- pallandt 13y ago
  The issue you mentioned is indeed quite sneaky, but getting a page full of ads when mistyping a domain name for example is very 'in your face' I'd say. I don't really understand how it could be interpreted as 'sneaky'. I think what truly might be bothering people is the fact that someone out there is just trying to profit off of them, some through less/more sleazy ways than others.