2014-11-19 19:00 GMT+01:00 Fernando Cassia <[email protected]>: > On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Bernard Marcelly < > [email protected] > > wrote: > > > I see a blue square indicated : updatechecker. > > When I click it I get another panel from http://www.marbiz.net saying > (in > > french) : > > Searching for OpenOffice latest version > > Download button > > And then the Conditions : > > chapter 0. Objet: services offered by FULLTIME NETWORKS LIMITED., adresse > > 2 Martin House, 179-181 North End Road, Londres W14 9NL, Reino Unido >
This has been removed yesterday, couple of hours after I've read this. > > > IMHO this needs to stop. It should be something as simple as a section in > the SourceForge terms of service for its advertisers banning adverts that > impersonate or mention FOSS projects hosted on sourceforge.net, maybe > adding something about "deceptive advertising" or "deceptive clicking". > Actually none of our direct advertisers ask us to deliver similar ads, nor we would allow them to do that. Unfortunately advertising networks like Google allow that to happen, and that's where the problem comes from. This week we removed three deceptive ads coming that way, but since those advertising networks do not provide much control over the type/content of displayed ads. We're now talking to their accounts to identify a better approach. > > I mean it´s one thing to offer an "OpenOffice add-on" and another entirely > to offer an AOO download from an external site. > > If SourceForge doesn´t put an end to this, they´re willing accomplices and > are hurting AOO with full knowledge. > I can tell that from our GM down fixing this is a top priority, as usual I'll let facts talk. Roberto > > Just my $0.02 > FC > > > -- > During times of Universal Deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary > act > Durante épocas de Engaño Universal, decir la verdad se convierte en un Acto > Revolucionario > - George Orwell >
