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Piriform Asks BleachBit To Remove Winapp2.ini Importer

Posted by Unknown on from the you-always-need-a-lawyer dept.

ahziem writes "As author of the BleachBit system cleaner, I received a polite but firm request from Piriform, makers of the similar application CCleaner, to remove a two-year-old feature from BleachBit that allows individual BleachBit users to import winapp2.ini data files created by the community that define which files to delete for applications. Does Piriform's request have merit? Do I need a lawyer? What is a good response to avoid any ugly situation?"

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  1. IANAL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    I am not a lawyer nor your lawyer, but I would just ignore the e-mail. Don't answer, just ignore it. Importing a text file has nothing to do with their ToS. This is not a legal advice.

    1. Re:IANAL by Garridan · · Score: 5, Informative

      Yeah -- unless you're using their software, you can't violate their TOS.

  2. Re:What are these CCleaner files? by 1u3hr · · Score: 5, Informative
    They're not "CCLeaner files". Winapp 2 is made by a 3rd party See theior site:

    http://www.winapp2.com/ "This website and its files are not endorsed or supported in any way by Piriform. They take no responsibility for any damages or problems that arise from its use.",

    Looks like Piriform has sent similar messages to them.

  3. Re:You don't distribute the ini file, correct? by Pseudonym+Authority · · Score: 5, Informative

    winapp2.ini is not property of Piriform. It is a separate project by other people and even notes the compatibility with BleachBit as a feature. Piriform is just being a bunch of assholes. Fuck them.