VLC Suffers from Companies Spreading Malware Bundled with VLC
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 11th Jul 2011 21:29 UTC, submitted by sawboss
Multimedia, AV This is a problem I hadn't yet heard of, so it fascinates me to no end. We all know VLC, right? It's one of the best video players out there, and while I myself generally just install the K-Lite Codec Pack, VLC is definitely a good alternative - and pretty much the norm on Linux. They're having a problem, though: malicious folk are bundling VLC with malware, offering it up for download as the official VLC, and misleading users in the process. Not only does this violate the GPL - it's pretty damn low, too.
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Alfman
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2011-01-28

lemur2,

Though this must be extremely tiresome for other readers, these past few posts I finally "get" you and understand why it has been so difficult for you to cope with admitting fault.

You have a narcissistic personality disorder.

These past few posts, you've shifted your stance from denial that something was possible to why it doesn't matter that it is. I think that is progress.

Edited 2011-07-14 03:07 UTC

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lemur2 Member since:
2007-02-17

lemur2, Though this must be extremely tiresome for other readers, these past few posts I finally "get" you and understand why it has been so difficult for you to cope with admitting fault. You have a narcissistic personality disorder. These past few posts, you've shifted your stance from denial that something was possible to why it doesn't matter that it is. I think that is progress.


I think I finally get you, too. You are a bona fide idiot.

You seem to think that the existence of hundreds of very good valid reasons to not do something somehow does not qualify as "prevention". Then, by the simple fiat of your imagination eliminating anything which might qualify as "prevention", it follows to your mind that we all are therefore reduced to mere good-faith trust that other people won't do insane things.

Oooookaaaaay then. Thanks for that input, we are all grateful for your unique view. Really, we are. Trust us.

Edited 2011-07-14 04:05 UTC

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frajo Member since:
2007-06-29

Though this must be extremely tiresome for other readers, these past few posts I finally "get" you and understand why it has been so difficult for you to cope with admitting fault.


No, not at all tiresome. Once upon a time Alfman has been a very knowledgeable commenter for me. Now, I feel disenchanted. Insisting on an irrelevant point in order to avoid relevant facts makes bad reputation.

The same holds true for another commenter, lucas_maximus, whose remarks in this thread ("millions of users don't have any problems", "people like Lemur2 go on and on about problems that really don't exist") are textbook examples of bad rhetorics.

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Alfman Member since:
2011-01-28

frajo,

I understand why you say that: the point was indeed irrelevant. But for what it's worth, I did it to show lemur2 that his absolute truth statements aren't absolutely true. He cracked, so to that end I did what I intended, but it's a minor victory to be sure. Was it worth it? Will he learn to tone down his "mine is the only possible truth" arguments? It's really hard to say.

Funny thing is, I agree repos offer an exceptional combination of security and functionality.

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