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From: Anne Carle on 3 Sep 2006 18:16 On Mon, 04 Sep 2006 07:56:28 +1000, John Fitzsimons <DELETEucwubqf02(a)sneakemail.com> wrote: >People have requested that they be able to install Comodo without the >Launchpad. At long last Melih has admitted that this cannot be done. >Why not ? If it is so "innocent" then there is no reason why this >option couldn't be offered. > >Regards, John. The only reason he needs is that he doesn't want to--he apparently wants the exposure that Launchpad gives them. If you (any user) can make it invisible, and it's got a small footprint, no biggie IMhO. Anne
From: Bear Bottoms on 3 Sep 2006 19:35 On Sun, 03 Sep 2006 16:56:28 -0500, John Fitzsimons <DELETEucwubqf02(a)sneakemail.com> wrote: Johnny...a bunch of folks the ilk of PCmagazine and many more techie types have perused the software and found it not to be malicious. They say it is what Melih says it is. Howsosomeever, Launch Pad can now be disabled after installation...somewhat of a compromised. Discussions are ongoing as we type about giving the option not to install it at all soon. This is a good thing as the firewall itself is better than any other freeware firewall and many expert reviews I've seen said it is as good as most of the good commercial ones. Something we have not had access to yet. Zone Alarm free, Kerio, sygate, etc. can't hold a candle to it. If you want to continue with your refusal to acknowledge this, it is your choice. If you want to buy a good commercial firewall, or use more inferior freeware firewalls, that is your choice. Me, I want the best I can get for free...because I don't think end users should have to pay to defend against attacks...the people making the money off of us should provide the tools we need to do that. I also don't want bundled software of any kind and I will continue to support program purity. The approach your taking will only get you ignored. It is your choice howsosomeever. Cheers :) -- I research freeware http://bearbottoms1.com
From: »Q« on 3 Sep 2006 19:21 John Fitzsimons <DELETEucwubqf02(a)sneakemail.com> wrote in <news:q2imf2dpi9gnrukn0gca1filchmvdep9cv(a)4ax.com>: > People have requested that they be able to install Comodo without the > Launchpad. At long last Melih has admitted that this cannot be done. > Why not ? If it is so "innocent" then there is no reason why this > option couldn't be offered. He eventually clarified that is is to promote his other products, some of which are freeware and some payware. He considers it a good way of advertizing. -- ?Q?
From: Bear Bottoms on 3 Sep 2006 19:45 On Sun, 03 Sep 2006 18:21:09 -0500, ?Q? <boxcars(a)gmx.net> wrote: > John Fitzsimons <DELETEucwubqf02(a)sneakemail.com> wrote in > <news:q2imf2dpi9gnrukn0gca1filchmvdep9cv(a)4ax.com>: > >> People have requested that they be able to install Comodo without the >> Launchpad. At long last Melih has admitted that this cannot be done. >> Why not ? If it is so "innocent" then there is no reason why this >> option couldn't be offered. > > He eventually clarified that is is to promote his other products, some > of which are freeware and some payware. He considers it a good way of > advertizing. > ....and further clarified that one could disable it after installation. -- I research freeware http://bearbottoms1.com
From: badgolferman on 4 Sep 2006 08:50
Anne Carle, 9/2/2006,7:59:04 PM, wrote: > On Sat, 2 Sep 2006 15:59:13 -0400, "badgolferman" > <REMOVETHISbadgolferman(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > M.L., 9/2/2006,3:42:17 PM, wrote: > > > >> >"Comodo" <melih(a)COMODOGROUP.COM> wrote: > >> > > >> > > Your arrogance about Comodo users is saddening! Comodo user's > >> > > range from most tech savvy guys to novices! They all appreciate > >> > > what Comodo is doing for them by spending huge amount of > >> > > investement to protect their PC! > >> > > > >> > > Do you have a question about Launchpad? > >> > > >> > Why do you bother with idiots who are looking gift horses in the > >> > mouth and have never done anything constructive in their > miserable >> > little lives? > >> > >> I totally agree. All this only confirms the saying that "No good > deed >> goes unpunished." I found a strong sense of sadism in their > replies. >> No wonder some developers don't want anything to do with > this >> newsgroup. > >> > >> BTW, after googling some of the outstanding reviews of Comodo I > >> decided to download it (strangely enough, from critic Bear Bottoms' > >> website) as a replacement for free Outpost Firewall. So far I am > >> extremely impressed with Comodo; it was easy to configure and > >> understand how it works. The only thing I miss is the highly > detailed >> Allow/Block logging from Outpost. But overall I highly > recommend >> Comodo. > > > > Well, I just installed it and uninstalled it after 15 minutes. I > > had all sorts of trouble with it where it wouldn't let IE get out, > > it would take minutes for the firewall to initialize, any program I > > launched it never asked me if I wanted to allow it, even the tool > > to find acceptable applications on my computer didn't give me a > > list or allow any of them to run. > > > > Comodo might be very nice for others but it didn't do anything for > > me. I don't have the patience to mess around with it when my > > trusty Sygate 5.6 is working nicely and the newly released Netveda > > SafetyNet acts like you would expect. > > I had a similar experience--couldn't get mail, and IE became > nonfunctional. I clicked on "tools" in IE and there was nothing! > AGGGGHH. > > I would have liked to try it, but for some reason it crippled my > system. Anyone know what could have happened? > > Anne I don't know, Anne. I did give it another try last night and had the same results. No program could get out, my system slowed to a crawl upon boot up and the System Tray icon just sat there for minutes with the message saying something like "COMODO firewall is trying to initialize." It's a completely useless program on my computer and I am back to Sygate 5.6 |