links removed by staff
Although we (forum staff) like the idea of a portable cometbird, we can no longer allow anonymous links to these programs that include no information as to who the publisher is.
If the publisher wants to make a portable version of Cometbird, then they need to follow the accepted practices of all opensource software and publish them in their own name along with information on where to get support/documentation.
Anonymous links to get this software will not be allowed.
Edit by Staff: These are not made by Cometbird developers, so if you use them, do so at your own risk.
Cometbird developers will have final word as to whether these links will remain in the forum.
Did a scan on cometbird 3 (portable)
Also, it’s made by WinPenPack.com
edit: winpenpack doesn’t list making a portable cometbird. I suspect someone made a hybrid of portable firefox and cometbird. I had considered doing that myself, but lost interest in the idea.
It is strange that just hours earlier, a different member asked for help in developing a portable version, then this post pops up.
All of these links are from anonymous other parties, and are not authorized by CometBird’s developers. You use them at your own risk.
The English language version for example, is from RapidShare, which hides the uploader’s identity, and refuses any responsibility for the consequences of anything you download from them.
I’m wondering if we should allow this. I like the idea of a portable cometbird, but these aren’t coming from anyone who is claiming responsibility for making them.
At least **kluelos **put the spotlight on the main issue.
If anyone chooses to use them, then we won’t be liable for any unwanted results.
Perhaps we should also specify that due to the fact that these are not issued by the Comet team, we also cannot offer support for any issues present in such a CometBird copy.
@wiz, thats why I put the edit in the original post, to make sure users know to use at their own risk.
However, I think it might be best to only allow this if the files are hosted on the publishers website where they offer technical support.
Posting anonymous links to get something that we have no idea who made it, or what they did to it, or even if it’s safe just doesn’t sound like a good thing.
Perhaps I should hide the links and message the member asking him to only post links if they are from the publisher and include resources such as technical support, update notices, security threats, etc.
This just seems to risky to let go unchecked, even though I do like the idea.
These links were removed because there is no information as to who is developing these programs, no resources available to users who seek support in using them, and no accountability as to them being free of virus/adware/spyware.
The one version that I did look at claimed to be published by WinPenPack.com, however their website has no record of publishing any version of Cometbird, so this is obviously a hack someone has made from a portable firefox version.
Whoever is making these needs to publish them in their own name so they can be accountable for their contents and provide support to their users.
We also insist that any portable or other derivative work based on Cometbird include a statement that it is not published with the permission of Cometbird developers and will not be supported by CometBird in anyway.