Shoutbox

@lou_habs, did you have problems understanding what application I meant? Why else the ridiculus pointer?

@lou_habs, Ezra & Matty: Read my post again, it doesn't matter if the main executable doesn't contain spyware, the installer does. It doesn't matter if it's optional. An application most often consists of a whole set of files, including an installer. Even when it's a clear case of spy- or adware, most of them does not contain bad code, most likely just a single dll or an executable has the bad code. But it still grants a strike.

And again, technically, I think it's motivated. The line has to be drawn somewhere, and that it's drawn at the state where an application in any way could install ad- or spyware is totally right if you ask me. Even if Patchou's application handles this in an ethically correct way, there are ALOT of coders who doesn't, that's why we have a problem in the first place. Couldn't be more logical if you ask me....

All I'm saying is that I totally understand why Patchou is having this problem. Sad but true - most often there's a minority f*cking this up for a majority. Blame the authors of ad- & spyware.