• Justas🇱🇹@sh.itjust.worksOP
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    9 months ago

    You’ll get 5 free instances if you get a subscription, but that kind of messes with the whole “just install Ubuntu from a USB key and use it with no hassle” workflow many Ubuntu users used to love.

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      9 months ago

      It only matters if you want support after 5 years. Just upgrade to a new release if you don’t need 10 years. If that’s a hassle, get the free subscription for 5 machines and you get 10 years.

      Seems reasonable!

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      9 months ago

      I subscribed to pro with a throwaway email so I’m okay with it generally speaking.

      But 5 instances is not enough, not even for home personal use. If you’re running VMs for other tasks, you quickly hit this limit.

      • Ubuntu desktop
      • kubuntu VM for yarr
      • xubuntu VM for testing questionable programs
      • Ubuntu on raspberry pi
      • Ubuntu in AWS

      I donate to Ubuntu annually but I’m at the point of foregoing that donation if I need to subscribe to their subscription model.