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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 3 months ago by SatyrSack@lemmy.one to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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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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[-] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 52 points 3 months ago

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

[-] sem@lemmy.ml 28 points 3 months ago

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.

[-] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months 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.

[-] SatyrSack@lemmy.one 1 points 3 months ago

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