Agree with you there.

[OT] However, stakes on running free software has gotten higher and higher and more and more due diligence is now required to avoid unwanted PUP’s that are installed along with supposedly free software. Gotta research the web for troublesome software as more vendors/designers are taking the advert monies to stay profitable, and, as a consequence, more and more unsavvy users are snared by these unethical practices.

Just a warning for all who do not know about this.

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