On Oct 25, 2010, at 13:23:31, Yves Boudreault wrote:
> I recently discovered that growl had installed itself on my computer without
> my knowledge, …
Growl doesn't do this. Some other program installed Growl on your system
without your permission.
This page both lists the applications we have learned do this and provides
instructions on how to remove Growl:
http://growl.info/thirdpartyinstallations.php
> What would you think if I went in your house in the middle of the night, and
> installed a hidden camera, or messed up with your computer?
Again, we didn't do this. Growl does not install itself.
> And I do not buy the "there is nothing we can do about it".
There *is* nothing we can do about it. It is impossible for us to stop a third
party from installing something they have—including a copy of Growl—onto your
system, and there is no way Growl can tell whether you installed it or whether
something installed it without your permission.
If you can think of a reliable, undefeatable way to do that, we'd welcome a
patch.
> You are the developers of this product, then fix it's installing protocols.
There is nothing for us to fix. Our installer, which asks you for permission,
works fine.
Most of the applications that install Growl without your permission don't use
our installer. The only one that does hacks around the permission check
somehow; we're still not sure how.
You need to contact the developers of whichever program installed Growl without
your permission. That is the program that misbehaved on your system and
violated your trust.
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