![]() ![]() ![]() I'd like to stress that this isn't simply an issue with open source software if you do a search for any popular program, say Microsoft Security Essentials, you'll find the same sort of issues. Just to take a random example, why would anyone set up a site called to provide downloads of a free, open source program? Hey! Nothing suspicious there, right? Frequently, you run into sites that claim to be "the official website of What Ever Software", but may have site names that are just a character or two different than the genuine site. ![]() If you do a search, you're going to find that the highest ranked hits are really dubious sites. A few months ago SourceForge tried to slap me with the Babylon Toolbar when I tried to download some file converters for Audacity. A big issue with popular open source software is it is becoming harder and harder to find a trustworthy site for downloads. ![]()
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