Download.com "apologises" for bundling (The H)

The H reports that Download.com has apologized for bundling the Nmap scanner with an installer that does a lot more than just install Nmap (it changes the default search to Bing, installs toolbars, ...). "'The bundling of this software was a mistake on our part and we apologize to the user and developer communities for the unrest it caused' said [Download.com's Sean] Murphy, adding that the company had 'reviewed all open source files in our catalog to ensure none are being bundled'. Nmap has been removed from the download manager on Download.com, according to Murphy, and attempts to download it from the site will now send the user what appears to be an unmodified setup file for the network scanner." Nmap's Fyodor is maintaining a web page covering the "unrest".

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