alt Hacker NewsDon Ho mixes politics with his work, thus Notepad++ has been targeted in the past by state-sponsored hackers to deliver malware. A vibe/agent coded fork (it was made just last March) is a huge security risk, the brand weakening is just the cherry on the cake.
Of course I'd prefer for Don Ho to voice his political opinions through more appropriate channels, but it is what it is.
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Barbing • yesterday at 7:35 PM
Would it then be natural to mention the trademark defense issue?
2 questions. First, how does a vibe coded / generated fork or derivation pose security risks to the original work? Second, what is a "more appropriate channel" to express his opinions than the platform he has as a maintainer of a massively popular project?
I would argue that we don't see enough open source developers presenting their political or social views in the context of their works.