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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 01/11/2015 12:17 PM, CrankyOldBugger
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<blockquote
cite="mid:CAKyYXOR5=FpTpHoWAQ8mskj6AO8+KjtxXXauazOxbhJejso=0g@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">I used to live in Download.com way back when, but even
before I discovered Linux I started to grow disillusioned with
free Windows software, mainly because of how Windows freeware was
getting laced with all sorts of scary things, even from a
prestigious website like <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://download.com">download.com</a>, which is owned by <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://cnet.com">cnet.com</a>.
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<div>This article by How To Geek shows the messes you can get into
if you try to download the "Top 10" recommended freeware
packages. A fun read:</div>
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<div><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.howtogeek.com/198622/heres-what-happens-when-you-install-the-top-10-download.com-apps/">http://www.howtogeek.com/198622/heres-what-happens-when-you-install-the-top-10-download.com-apps/</a><br>
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Unfortunately, the only thing stopping this from happening on our
systems is popularity.<br>
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How many project pages have I gone to that said "Ubuntu users can
add SomeGuy99's PPA". Who knows what that's throwing in there.<br>
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It's even worse if you're not an Ubuntu user. I've actually googled
for packages before. Granted, I'm careful enough to pick them apart
before installing them (honestly, I should be stripping the .spec
file and rebuilding, but who has time for that).<br>
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Chris Irwin
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