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Lupo PenSuite vs portable apps

what if any is the difference between the two

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some answers

PenSuite
-uses A-Suite as launcher
-hosts both open source and "free" apps
-links to warez sites (....)
-and links to PortableApps.com and others
-license issues are bypassed by a link to the developpers site which doesn´t explain anything
-presents a large bundle of different apps, but not every app is really portable just because you can download it as a .zip file

PortableApps is, ehm, just look around here and find the answer yourself..

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well....

lupo also has illegally modded versions of both Portableapps soft and other soft. for instance, Gimp portable is Gimp Plus to them with a few mods, same for VLC "plus".

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You shouldn't throw such

You shouldn't throw such strong accusations unless you can prove them.
Can you?

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Go here

click the link for launcher and there you are
http://www.lupopensuite.com/db/vlcplus.htm

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I can't find any evidence

I can't find any evidence there.
The only thing I see there is that LPS are not the authors of the launcher. No problem.

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the problem is

that they link to / get their material from a site that says "don´t ask me for the source" and offers Firefoxportable with official logo... That´s a warez site. If it´s ok for you. Don´t mind..
Respecting seargent siler´s accuse I can´t say much, cause the source for the vcl launcher isn´t included, else I can´t find a license text declared so, GNU license is hidden in a txt file called "copy" within vlc player folder. I think their package isn´t that trustworthy as it may look at first glance.

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OK, you should have mentioned

OK, you should have mentioned this before, I missed this fact. It still doesn't make this software illegal though.
However the fact that VLC is GPLed probably does. Or to be precise - it does unless Lupo Pen Suite or the warez site received permission from VLC team to distribute this w/out full sources.

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the point was

that you have a big bunch of apps, quite useful, and you are linked to Lupo Pen suite from everywhere. They host a lot stuff from here and other serious sites and mix it with some apps, lets say compilations, of at least doubtful source. You don´t see that at first glimpse and that is apart from any legal issues not ok..

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I see nothing wrong in

I see nothing wrong in hosting software from unreliable sources as long as you thoroughly tested it.
You seem to pressume that he didn't, which is a wrong approach.

But this post shows that indeed he probably doesn't do any tests. Shame on him.

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actually...

it is illegal for things like redistributing there own slightly modded version of FF portable with the official logo without permission. you can find the main discussion here.

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Besides...

I downloaded Lupo Pen Suite, and my alarms get krazy... they have a copy of nPOP with a trojan... and is not a false positive... I repeat, is not a false positive... Wink

I use nPOP (downloaded from the real site) together with Thunderbird, and it doesn't fire such alarms... it only happens with the Lupo's prepackaged nPOP.

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and the bus is interrupted as a very last resort,
and the address of the memory makes your floppy disk abort,
then the socket packet pocket has an error to report Biggrin

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yah...

lupo is pretty lame, sereously. the menu is junk, it is absolutely horrible at folder orginisation and it is just another PApps wannabe. Biggrin

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Oh....

Oh come on!!!!

Another fight about Lupo PenSuite and PortableApps.com?

Alright listen. I've privately message the guys and here's why he has to say.

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