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> See there: https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?t=31127 https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?t=31127 Strange, almost every comment
by smegel 11y ago
> See there: https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?t=31127 https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?t=31127
Strange, almost every comment on this page say the crapware was added by SourceForge, e.g.
> The offers are added by SourceForge, they are borderline crapware to put it nicely.
- laurent123456 11y agoSourceForge offers developers to add crapware to their installer in exchange for a revenue. This is completely optional and I suppose most dev don't do it (I distribute some semi-popular installer on SF and they've never forced me to include adwares). The FileZilla developers have never been very vocal about this so most of their comments is a generic "Nothing unwanted is being installed without your consent", but they are the ones who have accepted to add the adware. And even though they also have clean installers, they put the ad-enabled link first.
- pionar 11y agoYeah, but FileZilla consented to it.