Linux Mint Swaps Banshee Affiliate Code, Take 100% of Profits | Linux Today

Linux Mint Swaps Banshee Affiliate Code, Take 100% of Profits

Written By
JS
Joey Sneddon
Dec 9, 2011

“Linux Mint, the Ubuntu-based Linux distro that has been basking
in waves of positive press of late, has been up to a bit of
mischief.

Buried within the pages of a long forum thread on German site
‘ubuntuuser.de’ is a surprising revelation: Linux Mint altered the
Banshee Amazon MP3 referral code to that of its own, taking 100% of
all profits made in the process.


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JS

Joey Sneddon

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