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Ventoy source code contains some unknown BLOBs, still no word on the issue from the dev after months (github.com)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I had no idea this issue had been identified. While I find this tool very useful, the project is seeming rather questionable to me now.

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 month ago (3 children)

God I hate people who use github comments for their own benefit. "Just fork it bro" is never helpful.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I agree that comments like that are unhelpful/unnecessary, but how is that "for their own benefit"? Other than the actual devs themselves using that as a way to just ignore issues, I do not follow

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

It makes them feel good and devalues the quality of discussion. Benefits them, harms others.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Seriously this. Any comment about a complicated system that starts with "just" can be ignored 99% of the time.

Also, there are 4k forks of Ventoy already. Obviously forking it isn't helping. Actual work needs to be done.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)

For me the problem is more in GPL violation: they distribute blobs under GPL3, user made a request of the source code by creating an issue, but they ignored that request. It is not only about "you have to fix it" versus "just fork it" imo.