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August 6, 2013 - 8:32am
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loloyd
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BareGrep

Intro: Hi, John. I'm a long time (ab)user of PortableApps and also a Drupal user but this is the first time I'm going to make an app request. Thanks for the opportunity :-).

Program: BareGrep

What it is: A free file finding and text searching tool with latest release "Release 3.50a" dated 2006-11-02

Source: http://www.baremetalsoft.com/baregrep/index.php

License: http://www.baremetalsoft.com/baregrep/licence.php

"You may use the Software without charge.
You may distribute exact copies of the Software to anyone. "

Footprint: www.baremetalsoft.com/baregrep/index.php

"Flexible configuration options and storage

-Many configurable user preferences
-Preferences can be saved to a file, the registry or not at all on exit
-Preferences are loaded from a file in the local directory, a file in the application directory or the registry (in that order)
-Preferences can be loaded and saved at any time by the user, and shared with other users

Single small executable, no installer

-No installation needed, start using the tool immediately
-Small executable can be run from the network
-Easy to temporarily install and then completely remove"

My personal remarks: I've been using this software for quite some time now (years) and I find it quite indispensable as it works extremely fast, has a very small footprint and is very convenient to use. I also find their other product BareTail very useful for my own purposes.

For your consideration. Thanks!

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August 12, 2013 - 10:53am
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Not Possible

Hi, I see that on the Restrictions paragraph of the license, they say:

Bare Metal Software reserves the right to revoke the above distribution right at any time, for any or no reason.

YOU MAY NOT MODIFY, ADAPT, TRANSLATE, RENT, LEASE, LOAN, SELL, REQUEST DONATIONS OR CREATE DERIVATE WORKS BASED UPON THE SOFTWARE OR ANY PART THEREOF.

The Software contains trade secrets and to protect them you may not decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise reduce the Software to a humanly perceivable form. You agree not to divulge, directly or indirectly, until such trade secrets cease to be confidential, for any reason not your own fault.

So, I'm really sorry, but this app can't be touched or modified in any way.
Bye Acute

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August 12, 2013 - 11:11am
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VizuaaLOG
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RE: Not Possible

Couldn't it be used like some other launchers do where it downloads the application without modifying it?

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August 13, 2013 - 4:39am
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HackZor
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Yes, it can be made, but the

Yes, it can be made, but the software is already stand-alone, it could also be made portable on own, because the presentation says:

-Preferences can be saved to a file, the registry or not at all on exit
-Preferences are loaded from a file in the local directory, a file in the application directory or the registry (in that order)
-Preferences can be loaded and saved at any time by the user, and shared with other users

So, the launcher wouldn't be needed, the only thing to do is change the settings manually on startup i think...

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August 13, 2013 - 9:34am
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VizuaaLOG
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Yeh suppose your right if it

Yeh suppose your right if it saves settings to a file anyway then it wouldn't be worth the extra work.

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