so this company,
neonapster, released an
mp3 ripping program,
neoaudio. but neoaudio is just the highly-regarded (and open-source)
cdex with some new logos and, as one might expect,
adware and
spyware. the
neonapster developers pulled an identical stunt with their file-sharing program. they say it's 'similar to
morpheus,' which means, in this case, 'runs on
gnucleus code.'
slashdot had a link to neoaudio user comments. read it
here. there must be big money in taking open-source programs, adding spyware and foisting them on unsuspecting chumps. the
joezilla web browser, enhanced with
cometcursor and
aureate, will be available for download soon.