[CentOS] Google Ads in rsyslog documentation files

Tue Nov 24 14:13:51 UTC 2015
Peter Eckel <lists at eckel-edv.de>

Hi all, 

I know this comes from upstream (and most likely from the rsyslog project itself), but what's your opinion about Google Ads in system documentation files? 

> [peckel at mucnvjmppmtr01 ~]$ cat /etc/redhat-release 
> Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.7 (Santiago)
> [peckel at mucnvjmppmtr01 ~]$ grep google /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/*
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/rsyslog_secure_tls.html:google_ad_client = "pub-3204610807458280";
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/rsyslog_secure_tls.html:google_ad_slot = "5958614527";
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/rsyslog_secure_tls.html:google_ad_width = 125;
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/rsyslog_secure_tls.html:google_ad_height = 125;
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/rsyslog_secure_tls.html:src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_ca.html:google_ad_client = "pub-3204610807458280";
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_ca.html:google_ad_slot = "5958614527";
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_ca.html:google_ad_width = 125;
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_ca.html:google_ad_height = 125;
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_ca.html:src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_client.html:google_ad_client = "pub-3204610807458280";
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_client.html:google_ad_slot = "5958614527";
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_client.html:google_ad_width = 125;
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_client.html:google_ad_height = 125;
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_client.html:src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_errmsgs.html:google_ad_client = "pub-3204610807458280";
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_errmsgs.html:google_ad_slot = "5958614527";
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_errmsgs.html:google_ad_width = 125;
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_errmsgs.html:google_ad_height = 125;
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_errmsgs.html:src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_machine.html:google_ad_client = "pub-3204610807458280";
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_machine.html:google_ad_slot = "5958614527";
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_machine.html:google_ad_width = 125;
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_machine.html:google_ad_height = 125;
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_machine.html:src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_scenario.html:google_ad_client = "pub-3204610807458280";
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_scenario.html:google_ad_slot = "5958614527";
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_scenario.html:google_ad_width = 125;
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_scenario.html:google_ad_height = 125;
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_scenario.html:src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_server.html:google_ad_client = "pub-3204610807458280";
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_server.html:google_ad_slot = "5958614527";
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_server.html:google_ad_width = 125;
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_server.html:google_ad_height = 125;
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_server.html:src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_summary.html:google_ad_client = "pub-3204610807458280";
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_summary.html:google_ad_slot = "5958614527";
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_summary.html:google_ad_width = 125;
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_summary.html:google_ad_height = 125;
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_summary.html:src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_udp_relay.html:google_ad_client = "pub-3204610807458280";
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_udp_relay.html:google_ad_slot = "5958614527";
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_udp_relay.html:google_ad_width = 125;
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_udp_relay.html:google_ad_height = 125;
> /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-5.8.10/tls_cert_udp_relay.html:src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">

I find it rather disconcerting if there are commercial ads embedded in help texts I find on my open source servers. 

Best regards, 

  Peter.