Website charging for VLC

[jerry333]

Hi I'm a newbie & so not sure where to post this.

I just downloaded VLC from http://www.vlc-full.info/uk. Fine but then I was asked to send a text message to a number to get the code to activate the software. When I did this I received 3 texts & was charged at 3 pounds each. The point is I wasn't told this would happen. I posted a comment on their site but guess what they haven't got back to me. I think this is a scam, VLC is open source, but at least I should have been told I was going to be charged. The software works fine however.

Jerry

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

The only official versions of VLC are on http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

[CloudStalker]

"Download 100% free virus"!!! It sounds to CloudStalker like they're offering its users a free virus, maybe if those two words were flipped it wouldn't look so bad. However, it's not good for them to be charging their users money for something that's free of charge.

[Isaak]

"Download 100% free virus"!!! It sounds to CloudStalker like they're offering its users a free virus, maybe if those two words were flipped it wouldn't look so bad. However, it's not good for them to be charging their users money for something that's free of charge.

Why not? GPL allows one to do so :p

But still, it's better to get it from the official website

[kryzantem]

Why not? GPL allows one to do so :p

True IF you respect ALL of the GPL including the copyleft part meaning they have to grant people access to their version's source with they don't. GPL is violated

[kryzantem]

Anybody interesting in defending vlc's interest..

vlc-full.info = EVIL

[CloudStalker]

Funny, I think everyone knows VLC is free.

Yeah, free to exploit and use for cash.