Comments on: OpenCandy Recommendations and Privacy http://www.opencandy.com/2008/11/14/opencandy-recommendations-and-privacy/ Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:29:26 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: UniBomber http://www.opencandy.com/2008/11/14/opencandy-recommendations-and-privacy/comment-page-1/#comment-12 UniBomber Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:39:50 +0000 http://69.16.243.17/~candy/?p=406#comment-12 This to me screams to much of the old days of GAIN ware bundled Divx but ATLEAST they did offer a free lite version or GAIN free paid version. In other words opencandy is SPYWARE and the users of bundled software dont have NON opencady free versions. <br><br>I should have the RIGHT to install software WITHOUT having it to be bundled with third party crap. See to me ANY registry scan or the installation and running of any software (the opencandy engine) without my consent is considered an invasion of my privacy. I think all this will do is deter people from installing good software and ruin peoples trust in true legitimate open source software . :( <br><br>But I guess its to be expected from Ex Divx employees. I personally use Xvid instead! :D Long live OpenSource software! This to me screams to much of the old days of GAIN ware bundled Divx but ATLEAST they did offer a free lite version or GAIN free paid version. In other words opencandy is SPYWARE and the users of bundled software dont have NON opencady free versions.

I should have the RIGHT to install software WITHOUT having it to be bundled with third party crap. See to me ANY registry scan or the installation and running of any software (the opencandy engine) without my consent is considered an invasion of my privacy. I think all this will do is deter people from installing good software and ruin peoples trust in true legitimate open source software . :(

But I guess its to be expected from Ex Divx employees. I personally use Xvid instead! :D Long live OpenSource software!

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