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The code is literally used as an example in Uncyclopedia.
http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Haskell#Haskell_Code_Exam...
It's like using code from the IOCCC to make a point that C code is not maintainable.
Fedora is good enough although it's a bit more bleeding edge.
Maybe fedora would work better for you. Or debian. Or one of the numerous Ubuntu spins which do not have ads.
The point is that there will always be a Linux distribution which focusses on the user because a lot of them are made by community
It isn't android. It's the manufacturer skins. AOSP Jellybean runs really smooth on my low end phone. (512 MB ram, 600 MHz processor) But HTC Sense 4 runs like crap.
What are you talking about? Canonical doesn't sell Ubuntu. That's one of the reasons they've added ads.
You may wanna read up on what free software actually is. The free used by the FSF generally denotes that you have access to the source code and are free to modify and redistribute it.
You can sell free software. It's free as in freedom not as in free beer.
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html
> You can charge nothing, a penny, a dollar, or a billion dollars.
It opens the file for me.
This one is a bit relevant too. http://xkcd.com/341/