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| ====== OpenCandy ====== | ====== OpenCandy ====== | ||
| - | WinSCP uses OpenCandy advertising module in its [[installation|installation program]]. | + | WinSCP uses OpenCandy advertising module in its sponsored [[installation|installation program]]. By using this version of the installer you support WinSCP development. Thanks you! If you do not want to support WinSCP development in this way, you can always use the other installer that does not include any ads. |
| - | The module shows at maximum one ad and only during the installation. WinSCP application itself does **not** contain OpenCandy and does **not** show any ads. | + | The OpenCandy module shows at maximum one ad and only during the installation. WinSCP application itself does **not** contain OpenCandy and does **not** show any ads.· |
| [[http://www.opencandy.com/|OpenCandy]] is advertising application. It is similar to Google AdSense, except it displays advertisements in installation program instead on a website. These advertisements promote another software packages. The advertisements are selected by providers of software being installed (in case of WinSCP it means WinSCP developers). When user installing a software (WinSCP) chooses to install promoted package, revenue is generated and shared between OpenCandy and software providers (WinSCP developers). | [[http://www.opencandy.com/|OpenCandy]] is advertising application. It is similar to Google AdSense, except it displays advertisements in installation program instead on a website. These advertisements promote another software packages. The advertisements are selected by providers of software being installed (in case of WinSCP it means WinSCP developers). When user installing a software (WinSCP) chooses to install promoted package, revenue is generated and shared between OpenCandy and software providers (WinSCP developers). | ||
| ===== Is it Adware? ===== | ===== Is it Adware? ===== | ||
| - | Some may consider OpenCandy an adware. In principle it is. It is a way to recover software development costs using advertisement. | + | Some may consider OpenCandy an adware. In a good sense of the term, it is. It is a way to recover software development costs using advertisement. |
| On the other hand, OpenCandy does not demonstrate the negative characteristics commonly associated with adware: | On the other hand, OpenCandy does not demonstrate the negative characteristics commonly associated with adware: | ||
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| ===== What does an OpenCandy recommendation look like? ==== | ===== What does an OpenCandy recommendation look like? ==== | ||
| - | Below is an example of OpenCandy recommendation screen in WinSCP [[installation|installation program]]. Use the //Install ...// button (or similar) to choose to install the recommended application. Use the //Do not install ...// button (or similar) to continue installing WinSCP without installing the recommended application. | + | Below is an example of OpenCandy recommendation screen in WinSCP sponsored [[installation|installation program]]. Use the //Install ...// button (or similar) to choose to install the recommended application. Use the //Do not install ...// button (or similar) to continue installing WinSCP without installing the recommended application. |
| &screenshotpict(installer_opencandy) | &screenshotpict(installer_opencandy) | ||
| ===== Adware Alerts ==== | ===== Adware Alerts ==== | ||
| - | Occasionaly some versions of WinSCP setup are triggered as an adware by some Antivirus application. When this happens we promply file false-possitive dispute with the Antivirus application vendor. The problem then usually gets resolved withing few days with virus definition update. | + | In the past, some versions of WinSCP sponsored installer were triggered as an adware by some Antivirus application. When this happens we promply file false-possitive dispute with the Antivirus application vendor. The problem then usually gets resolved withing few days with virus definition update. |
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| + | There were two significant disputes in the past that made us withdraw sponsored installer temporarily: | ||
| + | * At the end of 2010 OpenCandy module in the sponsored installer was marked as adware by Microsoft Security Essentials on the grounds that one the software vendors that uses OpenCandy module had not included EULA in their installer. | ||
| + | * In the middle of 2011 OpenCandy module in the sponsored installer was marked as adware by McAfee Virus Scan on the grounds that it connects to OpenCandy website even before user accepts EULA. This problem was fixed in 4.3.6. | ||
| - | Since WinSCP 4.3.6 there are no issues known. | ||