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Ubuntu Kernel Update Utility (Ukuu) Moves To A Paid Licensing Model With The Latest Release

posted by Fnord666 on Saturday February 09 2019, @04:29PM   Printer-friendly
from the phase-2 dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

Ukuu, or Ubuntu Kernel Update Utility, a fairly popular unofficial GUI tool for easily installing the latest mainline Linux kernel on Ubuntu-based distributions, has moved to a paid ($11) licensing model with its latest 19.01 release.

Ukuu displays the list of kernels available in the Ubuntu Mainline kernel website, allowing users to easily download and install the desired version. The utility can also remove installed kernels, display the changes in the selected Linux version, display notifications when new kernels are available, and so on.

With the 19.01 release of Ukuu, the application requires a personal license which costs $11, and the source code is no longer available. Tony George, the application developer, notes the reason for this being the lack of donations, with alternatives being stopping the development or requiring a paid license:

"The last version of this app (v18.9) had 60,000 downloads, yet only 12 users have donated over the last 2 years. It was not possible for me to continue working on this application for free, and making it paid seemed like a better alternative than discontinuing the project."

https://www.linuxuprising.com/2019/01/ubuntu-kernel-update-utility-ukuu-moves.html

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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 09 2019, @05:07PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 09 2019, @05:07PM (#798864)

    Sure, they have to keep the lights on, but have they really added any value to the community with their bastardized version of Debian?

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  • (Score: 1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 09 2019, @06:38PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 09 2019, @06:38PM (#798886)

    but have they really added any value to the community

    Not to pick on you, but since you so blatantly volunteered ... This person has certainly added more value to the community than you have. Now back to your bridge, troll.

    • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 10 2019, @12:44AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 10 2019, @12:44AM (#798964)

      Since you dont know who i am, you are speaking out of your ass.