Ventoy source code contains some unknown BLOBs, still no word on the issue from the dev after months

https://lemmy.one/post/19193506

Ventoy source code contains some unknown BLOBs, still no word on the issue from the dev after months - Lemmy.one

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.

After I saw that issue, I attempted to build Ventoy from source. After making numerous modifications and getting only the first couple components built, I got tired of it and quit. I’ve made some modifications to glim and use that instead, although it’s still not as easy as Ventoy. But I don’t trust Ventoy if I can’t build it myself.

Further, when @[email protected] made some criticisms of Ventoy in one of her YouTube videos, she was subjected to a harassment campaign, and others told her the same happened to them. That pushed me from not trusting Ventoy to actively distrusting it.

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I remember this thread! Before I saw this comment, I had already gone to look it up again:

Here’s the initial post of Verionica’s video on booting from ISO files: linuxmom.net/@vkc/112905487325961707
And here’s the post on 'The Ventoy conspiracy": linuxmom.net/@vkc/112906968594601449

Veronica Explains (@[email protected])

New video! So you're new to Linux, and you're wondering what the what is an ISO file? Or maybe you just don't know why you can't DD a CD? Here's a video that explains a bit about ISO files, and how to create flash media from them. https://tinkerbetter.tube/w/3839fbf0-5ece-4847-a46f-872661036657

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