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Re: [fyodor@insecure.org: C|Net Download.Com is now bundling Nmap
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Painter)
Thu Dec 8 20:01:54 2011
From: "Michael Painter" <tvhawaii@shaka.com>
To: <nanog@nanog.org>
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 15:00:26 -1000
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
Kyle Duren wrote:
> http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-57338809-12/a-note-from-sean-regarding-the-download.com-installer/
>
> In case no one saw this yet.
>
> -Kyle
Sean's apology for their 'mistake' rings hollow.
They've had almost 4 months to implement a solution to rectify these 'mistakes', but chose to ignore it until the uproar
caused by the nmap community.
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/93504-download-com-wraps-downloads-in-bloatware-lies-about-motivations
It's always about the Money.
--Michael
