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Are there Amazon Links I can use to support Ubuntu?

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http://ubuntuforums.org – I've read about how Ubuntu is incorporating Amazon results in Dash searches to make money. I know of lots of websites that simply provide a link that one can click to get to Amazon.com. Then any purchases that get made support the entity from which you linked. This would be a simple way to support Ubuntu. Anybody know if this Link option is available to support Ubuntu and where I can find it? (Hardware)

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Submitted by linuxfan on 10/11/2012

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