I got an email this morning from a company called WhenU who wanted saw my DB Converter as an interesting product with "significant user value". They proposed a partnership proposal that would "increase [my] revenue while offering value to [my] users."

Sorta funny... considering I give my conversion software away for free. That's the beauty of the GNU GPL. I let the internet and the software advertise itself. I don't do anything.

So, I did a quick google search. Funny what the first result said... AdWare: "Adware.WhenU is an adware component that displays advertisements that are targeted to you and are based on your Web browsing habits."

I pity the people who actually get sucked into the crap.

 

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