Shoutbox

Meksilon, what is with all the random bragging in your posts?

Your Messenger client is completely off topic. You're jumping from Adware to your own client. Advertising for sysinternals.com was also completely pointless, and your Monkey Island patch and the fact that your site has no ads are pointless too.

Your point is very clear, but it is highly unlikely that Patchou will remove the optional adware from Plus!. The adware installation is presented in a way that warns the user more than any other adware-containing software I've seen.

The adware is Patchou's main source of income from the Plus! project. He has all the right to include this in his program.

The way I see it, Patchou is not responsible for people who install the software. In fact, his installer would probably dissuade most people from installing the adware at all. It provides a warning, stating explicitly that the sponsor is adware and telling users that it is completely optional but will help keep Plus! a free product. If users just click "next, yes, next" without reading, it is completely the user's fault. Patchou is not responsible for the stupidity of users not willing to read. If a user does install the adware, Patchou provides instructions with the warning on how to install it. They are very simple: run the Plus! uninstaller. Once the uninstaller is ran, the sponsor can be removed simply and easily with the click of a button.

Patchou has provided users with all necessary information regarding this 3rd party adware, and the necessary tools to remove it. As I've said before, most software would just install it without prompting or pretend it's good software to get users to install it. Patchou leaves it entirely up to the user whether they chose to install it or not, and provides them with examples of both positive and negative results of the matter to make their decision unbiased.

In my opinion, even though many users may install this (accidentally or deliberately) and complain, it does not need to be removed. These users are the users that refuse to read or follow simple directions. Patchou has no responsibility for their actions.