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People who make the closed-source downloader&installer bundles (GPL software + sponsor software(toolbar, browser modifier, advertising display SW, etc...)) say that they are allowed to do it. Their argument is based on this FAQ: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0-faq.html#GPLCompat...

There is another closed-source VLC installer with a toolbar I wanted to ask you about. The download wrapper is made by famous search portal in Czech Republic. When you search for “VLC” term at hxxp://search.seznam.cz/ it will display link to their proprietary installer at the second place in the res...

I think the address from the first post has typo, the correct one is probably downloads-portal.sk We wrote about in 60 EURO WEBSITES in our paper http://go.eset.com/us/resources/white-papers/fake_but_free.pdf Meanwhile the case was brought to the court and the decision is in favor of 16.000+ damaged...

The file in question is not original VLC installer. It is a proprietary download wrapper, similar as the one described in http://insecure.org/news/download-com-fiasco.html free-vlc.com is one of the websites which promote this wrapper. The wrapper is used to promote various third party sponsor softw...