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Perhaps I'm too skeptical and/or have trust issues, but isn't this too little too late? This issue had been ignored for so long, but -suddenly- within 24 hours of this very peculiar find^[Spoiler alert: Ventoy's sister software -called iVentoy- employs a trick that has been utilized for installing compromised kernel drivers.], Ventoys maintainer goes into full damage-control mode. Should we just accept that?
Sorry, at least for now, I simply don't buy it.
Accept it or not, you choice. Nobody cares.
Is frankly annoying to see how much shit FOSS (or OSS) developer have to eat for every little misstep or for not employing their unpaid time to solve other people's issues (some of which are really laughable, btw).
I was trying to stir a discussion/conversation: How much can we tolerate from our beloved (F(L))OSS developers? Can they get away with anything as long as they return with some promise?f