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Old 01-22-2018, 07:02 PM   #162
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Originally Posted by Katsunami View Post
I can strongly recommend not to use any installers that come with crap.

If software _only_ comes with craploaded installers with no other options for installation, I won't use it, not even when the crap can be unchecked.
The problem is that many installers come with crapware. For instance, I get a lot of open source software. The software is free, but there is an effort called Open Candy that provides sponsored third-party software that can be included with the open source software. The developers who write the open source software get a cut of the revenue provided by the sponsored efforts, and can actually get paid a bit for their efforts.

I think I've seen one open source installer with bundled crapware that couldn't be declined in the installation. That got a nastygram to the open source outfit, with a recommendation that they check what will be bundled in their installer and not include something that can't be declined.

For the rest, it's a matter of running the installer, and unchecking the offer to install the crapware before proceeding, which is the work of about 5 seconds. I have no problem with the developers of open source software actually getting paid a bit for their efforts, so I don't mind a bit.
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