bktheman34 <for...@gimpusers.com> writes: > I have come across this rather nasty website: "gimp.us.com" which appears to > offer GIMP bundled with a bunch of horrible adware when you use their > installer. The website looks like it's official, and they even tell you about > all the adware it will install, they also claim that GIMP is "advertiser > supported" which is why they can offer it for free, but is this legal? Can > something be done? Aren't they breaking the GNU licence? I fear, if not > challenged, websites like this will ruin the reputation of GIMP. I have come > across quite a few people who have used this site to install GIMP, thinking > it is an official download, and then found their computer compromised.
When I click their download link, I'm directed to sourceforge, ie. the official download. Also, I tried turning off Adblock Plus and I still see only one small advertisement at the very bottom of the page (where do they claim that GIMP is ad supported?) I don't think they are breaking the license in any way, although they should of course note that http://www.gimp.org is the official home page. They do however link to gimp.org some places. (I'm not at all endorsing gimp.us.com, but I don't think they're doing anything illegal, nor do I see signs of adware.) -- Kevin Brubeck Unhammer _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
