They're not doing anything against that. ESM packages are simply from a separate, paid for, repository. They're not even stopping you from doing "apt download xxx" on a subscribed machine and installing it elsewhere. It simply becomes hassle free when you have a subscription. Regarding kernel patches, the advantage of Ubuntu Advantage is that you don't need to reboot. It's live patching. Similar (or same?) as what Oracle offers for their Unbreakable Linux.

But 7 years for stealing 2 routers and 3 transceivers? It's not like he stole a Pearson textbook and ruined the company.

If every participant can go in any direction, how is it still a race? Are you asking for a game of "Tag, you're it!"?

Por que no los dos?

s/phone/a phone

It looks like you've you just bought phone. Here are 10 cheaper and better ones. Would you like some salt with that rub?

What's the most common expression DDG users type into the search field? !g

s/admin/admit

Scroll down to the EXAMPLES: section then. I will admin, not every manual has this, but great many do. Some just have usage examples interspersed throughout the page. I have a feeling Solaris was better at this.

The proper way is to not write half of your comment in the subject line.

I don't even know how to feel about this. Who am I supposed to root for here? One evil company wasting money on scummy lawyers and politicians to make another evil company suffer. If it wasn't making lawyers richer, there'd be no downside to this.

Where would you feel safer walking through the streets with your wife and children? Saudi Arabia or Israel? Which country is known for detaining people for arbitrary reasons with no charge for months at a time? Which country is known for torture? Which country's rulers have absolute power over life and death of its inhabitants? Your "evilness" statement is utter nonsense.

Not according to various victims whose videos are on that website. I've seen several desperate souls pleading for help on reddit and hopeless experiences detailed in the news. They have pretty much the same approach to content removal as megaupload or any other website owned by people with no morals.