The easter eggs were a bit questionable at times, but
Notepad++ is
still free software whether you agree with them or not.
I'll proceed and write down some of the jokes you are - I
suppose
unknowingly - referring to:
* "If you love something, let it go. If it comes back to you,
its
yours forever. If it doesn't, you hunt that bitch down and kill
her."
* "I'm not saying I hate her. I just hope she gets fingered by
wolverine."
* "The reason women will never be the ones to propose is
because as
soon as she gets on her knees, he will start unzipping."
...and I also explained in the previous emails what I saw.
Free software should have a place in the Free Software
Directory.
...and the word "should" is key. You wrote "should", not
"must",
because you know allowing Notepad++ has the potential of
compromising
your future, since this software has officially become a
political
tool, thus by linking to it you'll be forced into a political
stance
against certain "hot" countries.
If one day China or another aggressive country decides to not
only
censor Notepad++ but also all websites that link to it, your
current
decision would cut off millions of end users from the FSD and
the FSF.
In addition, you likely don't want to attract the attention of
a
government which isn't an ally of your country, because that
would
also mean that your users/staff would end under surveillance
too in
case something negative happens.
As a curiosity, did you know that China has a database to track
the
online communications of many Italian citizens, even people who
never
went to China once? If they do that with Italians, I have the
goosebumps in thinking of what they do with the citizens of the
new
continent.
If I were in you (and of course I could never be), I would be
careful
in keeping the FSF out of politics and scandals of any kind.
So, I suggest to extend your wise words a bit:
> Free software should have a place in the Free Software
> Directory as
long as it is not a PUP/PUA, malware or developed for political
motives.
Maybe nothing bad will ever happen, but why increase the odds?
:-)
Il 03/08/21 15:34, Michael McMahon ha scritto:
The easter eggs were a bit questionable at times, but
Notepad++ is
still free software whether you agree with them or not.
Free software should have a place in the Free Software
Directory.
Best,
Michael McMahon | Web Developer, Free Software Foundation
GPG Key: 4337 2794 C8AD D5CA 8FCF FA6C D037 59DA B600 E3C0
https://fsf.org | https://gnu.org
On 8/3/21 4:32 AM, Lorenzo L. Ancora via wrote:
While Notepad++ is one of the best editors for Windows
coders, its
developer is infamous for his (very) questionable "Easter
Eggs"
hidden in the software from time to time and for the
insecurity of
his distribution channels.
From time to time I have to use Windows and I remember that
one
morning I executed that editor to take some notes and I got
scared
when suddenly it started typing by itself a message. Standard
routine: disconnect the RJ, immediately reboot in recovery,
run AV
scans, ... but, soon after, I discovered it was a weird joke
from
the developer. I've read that after that he kept hiding
political
and sexual "jokes" into the code and, given one day he
pretended to
be hacked and after that he was really hacked by Islamic
terrorist
groups and he's also involved in political stuff, I decided
to steer
away because I thought "today its a jumpscare, tomorrow will
be
ransomware".
A few months ago, China blocked Notepad++ after he inserted a
political message directly in the release name - message
which I
personally support and find right - but that created a severe
disservice to end users. Very unprofessional.
Il 02/08/21 22:27, David Hedlund ha scritto:
Notepad++ is notable:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notepad%2B%2B
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