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    Virus Free

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    14-Apr-2007 02:11:49#1 Virus Free

    Ok... there's a lot of things wrong with the phrase "Virus Free".

    First of all, if it has a virus, you aren't going to tell anyone
    Second of all, if you say it doesn't have one, it calls more suspicion to it.

    I would reccomend getting it approved by Softpedia, or putting it on sourceforge or something. Both are really good ideas to bring more attention to the project, and it provides a "middle man"

    Softpedia gives a really nice image that shows that the software is guaranteed by softpedia not to have any trojans, viruses, adware, spyware, or any malware.


    Other ideas?

    Last edited by NeoMenlo (14-Apr-2007 17:48:07)
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    14-Apr-2007 02:13:24#2 Re: Virus Free

    lol that's what i always think when i see ads like "no spyware!"

    so, yeah i agree about getting it approved by sourceforge or so

    Last edited by vilem (14-Apr-2007 13:38:28)
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    19-Apr-2007 03:54:12#3 Re: Virus Free

    http://www.softpedia.com/user/submit.shtml

    I don't want to just submit it. I think that it is something that Shai should do. I know that it is public domain, but I just don't really feel comfortable with it.

    softpedia_free_award_f.gif
    Maybe I'm alone, but when I see that image, I always feel assured that it is what they say it is. Maybe it isn't really because I trust softpedia that much.

    You can't just place that image anywhere either. It is meant to have a link around it, to a url like:

    http://www.softpedia.com/progClean/iTunes-Clean-6318.html

    This brings the user to a page, which is owned by softpedia, that says that it is clean.

    NOTE: at the top, they have sections for mac and linux too. These sections tend to be the more neglected ones, so there may be more visibility there.

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