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why Patchou had that add a sponsor in the software?
It is there to keep Messenger Plus! free. Patchou works on Messenger Plus! almost 24/7; it is his fulltime job (in fact, he works more hours on Plus! than you would work in your company).

It isn't programmed by magical little gnomes who never need to eat, sleep or whatever, but by a human being who needs an income also. Not to mention the other costs which are involved like the sound server, the webpage hosting, etc. etc. etc.

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12-23-2005 04:24 PM
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It isn't programmed by by magical little gnomes who never need to eat, sleep or whatever,
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why Patchou had that add a sponsor in the software?
It is there to keep Messenger Plus! free. Patchou works on Messenger Plus! 24/7 so to speak; it is his fulltime job!

It isn't programmed by by magical little gnomes who never need to eat, sleep or whatever, but by a human being who needs an income also. Not to mention the other costs which are involved like the sound server, the webpage hosting, etc. etc. etc.
tbh this is getting old. I think we should make a sticky with all FAQ's. And imo you are most qualified to make it (tho i guess we could pitch in) And it would need to be locked anyways with a pm cookie for more link or something 8-) (wait elites arent allowed to post in closed threads :sad: ... meh you'll figure it out :P)
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tbh this is getting old
I couldn't agree more. With all these little trolls popping up every once in a while, from very dodgy sites... :dodgy:

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I think we should make a sticky with all FAQ's.
Someone could polish out Absorbation's FAQ... :tongue:

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12-23-2005 04:46 PM
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tbh this is getting old
I couldn't agree more. With all these little trolls popping up every once in a while, from very dodgy sites... :dodgy:
They are not all trolls.

Many people, unfortunatly, don't know such things and rightfully wonder about them (and believe everything they read without any question, instead of researching stuff themselfs or actually get their info from the source).

They become trolls if they keep on insisting and spreading biased untrue stuff without doing any proper investigation themselfs.

If they dismiss the information given by the people who actually program it, or actually know how it is made or have the knowledge how programs work under the hood or whatever, and instead use reports from other people (who again got their info from other people, who are biased and get their info from yet another site, etc etc) to base their "info" on, then yes, they are trolls...

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They are not all trolls. Many people unfortunatly don't know such things and rightfully wonder about them (and believe everything they read without any question, instead of researching stuff themselfs or actually get their info from the source).
I meant specifically users like this one, that has been posting on the Spanish forums before, about this matter, and comes from a very dodgy forum which has a biased report against MP! (with wrong and misleading English->Spanish translations, btw). It's just users who only want to fight and argue with everyone, despite being proven wrong (trolls :p).

I know there are users that truly want help and are willing to be helped, and thus I've never been one to treat them wrong.

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It is there to keep Messenger Plus! free. Patchou works on Messenger Plus! almost 24/7; it is his fulltime job (in fact, he works more hours on Plus! than you would work in your company).

It isn't programmed by magical little gnomes who never need to eat, sleep or whatever, but by a human being who needs an income also. Not to mention the other costs which are involved like the sound server, the webpage hosting, etc. etc. etc.


ok, agrees...but, why he had that transform the sponsor in a malware?? is it the only way to make money??

12-23-2005 05:25 PM
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ok, agrees...but, why he had that transform the sponsor in a malware?? is it the only way to make money??
Would you prefer paying for Messenger Plus! or do you want spyware like other programmers sneakily put into their socalled freeware?

It's adware and there's nothing sneaky inside it..it's optional (and nobody can overlook or accidently install the sponsor, providing they read, nothing is checked by default unlike in other programs)..what more can you ask for?

So unless you prefer the above mentioned, this is the only way.

There is NO malware or spyware in Plus!

Malware definition:
"Malware" is short for 'malicious software' and is usually used as a catch-all term to refer to any software which causes damage to a single computer, server, or computer network.

“Malicious software”; a generic term covering a range of software programs and types of programs designed to attack, degrade or prevent the intended use of an ICT or network. Types of malware can include viruses, worms, Trojans, malicious active content and denial of service attacks. In the case of invasion of privacy for the purposes of fraud or the theft of identity, software that passively observes the use of a computer is also malware (“spyware”).

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Any software that covertly gathers user information through the user's Internet connection without his or her knowledge, usually for advertising purposes. Spyware applications are typically bundled as a hidden component of freeware or shareware programs that can be downloaded from the Internet. Once installed, the spyware monitors user activity on the Internet and transmits that information in the background to someone else. ...

Adware definition:
Typically, adware components install alongside a shareware or freeware application. These advertisements create revenue for the software developer and are provided with initial consent from the user. Adware displays Web-based advertisements through pop-up windows or through an advertising banner that appears within a program's interface.

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Pay patchou a 100000000 dollars for him to make a special version without the sponsor.
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Pay patchou a 100000000 dollars for him to make a special version without the sponsor.


If I ever win the lottery, I am donating 1 million to the Messenger Plus! fund. ;)
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If I ever win the lottery, I am donating 1 million to the Messenger Plus! fund. ;)

dont, he will retire.
12-23-2005 07:07 PM
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