Re: [us-marketing] CNET bundling GNU w/"toolbars"

On 12/10/2011 03:41 PM, Jay Lozier wrote:
> On 12/10/2011 12:51 PM, Craig Olofson wrote:
> > G'day;
> >
> > This has blown up in CNET's face and rightfully so.  Unfortunately, it
> > looks like their management won't be halting this practice, entirely, at
> > least.
> >
> > Is there someone in the LibO community who manages the CNET 
> > relationship?
> >   They should be made aware of this.
> >
> > -Craig
> I would forward this to the TDF. AFAIK, LO is only available from the 
> main LO website, a few community websites, and Linux repositories. 
> Both Nmap and VLC are available through the Ubuntu repositories.
VLC has a Windows version as well.  If you have Vista, it is one of the 
better packages, since they include the codacs needed to play the media 
files.

> >   Download.com has apologised for bundling open-source packages, 
> > including
> > > Namp and VLC, with crudware toolbar installers.
> > >
> > > But Sean Murphy, the vice-president and general manager of CNet's
> > > Download.com, defended the policy of bundling more generally and 
> > > fell short
> > > of endorsing an opt-in policy for software extras.
> > http://www.theregister.co.uk/**2011/12/09/download_nmap_**
> > toolbar_row_latest/<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/09/download_nmap_toolbar_row_latest/> 


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