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I've said nothing about distribution. Only packaging. And specifically giving people instructions on how to do it themselves. Which isn't illegal. Nor is it par
by dkuntz2 14y ago
I've said nothing about distribution. Only packaging. And specifically giving people instructions on how to do it themselves. Which isn't illegal. Nor is it particularly endorsing something illegal.
> So you can say "the only legal way to get my software is to download this file which is bundled with InstallMonetizerForUbuntu".
But, once I have that downloaded, I don't have to go straight to installation. I can remove files and change the install script. Sure, you can give me a binary file, but the only binary files I've ever received are after I've paid for something, and I've never found paid software bundled with crapware, even on Windows.
I can still write a script that would get rid of the bundled things provided you already have the packaged file, and distribute that script to anyone who wants it.
And while yes, people will create decrapifyers, I'm talking about preventative measures (modifying the installer).
- jiggy2011 14y agoWell sure, expert users can certainly reverse engineer installer scripts and some intermediate users might be diligent enough to go doing research before they install each program. Not a solution that scales very well though, if it did we wouldn't have the problem we do on Windows at the moment.