http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/22/a...os-armageddon/

This patent resulted in an uproar. You do not think it would cause one on an open source (and free) platform?

You are correct, it would not bother everyone.

However, the real issue is - give them an inch and they take a mile (for non-US: give them a centimeter and they take a kilometer). It doesn't take long for text ads to turn into flashing banner ads. then pop-ups. and then into video+audio ads. and then [finally?] intrusive ads.

I consider that garbage.

That might be fine for some target audiences, but not this one.

And lastly, Google is an ad "agency", yet even they haven't tried pulling this on their OS (Android).

By all means give it a try, I think we'd all like to see how far you get with this business model.

My suggestion for OSS developers, include a discrete donate button on your homepage under "contact info".