Bitcomet versions 0.62 through 0.70 contain a bug

[The_UnUsual_Suspect]

Do you consider Google a commercial website?
Perhaps, but I wouldn’t consider a link to google on a program as being an advertisement.
so freeware is acceptable

Thank you, this is the root of my concerns (however, my opinion still remains that these were nothing more then links to useful sites).

Regarding Lyricsday.com, would you like to clarify your statement regarding this?

In response to my statement:

"I’m not going to debate the merits of your claim that this web site is commercial or not, but I will debate that providing our users a link to this web site is NOT the same as a commercial advertisement.

In fact, I quite like this website, and have bookmarked it. I think it was a good idea to provide this link for our users."

your reply was

I have never claimed that this site is a commercial website.
However you clearly stated the following…
It is a short video promoting a commercial website

It seems clear to me that you consider lyricsday.com to be a commercial website, which I will not debate. I would not consider it as such, but perhaps advertising supported, but this point is moot, since we are debating the link, not the website.

You may feel free to clarify or retract your statement if you like.

[Dr_WTF]

It seems clear to me that you consider lyricsday.com to be a commercial website, which I will not debate. I would not consider it as such, but perhaps advertising supported, but this point is moot, since we are debating the link, not the website.

From what was stated above, the advertisement was not actually added to bitcomet directly. The ad apparently was a part of the 3rd party flash player that bitcomet used at the time, which is one (or the primary) reason the bitcomet team created the flv player. This is why I’m not sure bitcomet should be considered a ‘commercial’ application since it isn’t being sold and doesn’t directly contain the ad. What I am saying is that the flash player that was bundled with it IS commercial since it was the one that actually contained the link, which makes it an advertisement (commercial in nature).

So are you saying that the advertisement was added by bitcomet and not the 3rd party flash player? If so, then it looks like I’m definatly not the one trying to mislead people.

[The_UnUsual_Suspect]

You have stated that you haven’t use MSN Messenger…

I have not used any version of MSN messenger, so can not comment on if it should or should not be considereed as being liscensed as freeware or adware. But if it does contain ads as you said it does then it probably should be considered adware.
Perhaps then you have use Windows Media Player…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Media_Player

Also listed as “freeware”

I have just completed a fresh installation of this “freeware”, here is the initial screenshot upon running the program…

Surely Microsofts “freeware” contains ads, as most does. However my opinion is that Bit Comet does not contain ads. Perhaps you consider the links to appear as commercial advertisements, but in my opinion, they are not.

From what was stated above, the advertisement was not actually added to bitcomet directly. The ad apparently was a part of the 3rd party flash player that bitcomet used at the time

I’m sorry, but I administrate a support forum, run by users of Bit Comet software, and do not have intimate knowledge of the development and integration of components, so cannot comment further.

I would be glad to comment, advise, and even speculate regarding this software to any user of Bit Comet, which you presented yourself as being.

Since this has become part of a “fact finding” survey for publication, I will have to refer you to the developers for more regarding this.

This is why I’m not sure bitcomet should be considered a ‘commercial’ application since it isn’t being sold and doesn’t directly contain the ad.

When exactly did this conversation move to considering Bit Comet as commercial software???

We were discussing a opening screen on a video player containing links, and if they could be considered ads, then you referred to Lyricsday.com as a commercial website, I assume to say our link was an ad because the web site was commercial. Then you claimed you never said this website was commercial.

Now you are moving to considering Bit Comet as commercial software???

I find this subject has gone way off topic, and am closing this topic, pending review by our developers. To be quite frank, we have users here that need our help, and our time.