▲ 463 ▼ Ventoy source code contains some unknown BLOBs, still no word on the issue from the dev after months (github.com) submitted 2 years ago by SatyrSack@lemmy.one to c/opensource@lemmy.ml 134 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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.
[–] Moah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 2 years ago (4 children) Wtf is a BLOB and why is nobody explaining it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Tamo240@programming.dev 32 points 2 years ago Binary Large OBject Basically any binary file, often objected to in open source repos because of the lack of source and 'openness'. See also the recent xz backdoor. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Disregard3145@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago Binary data. In the case of lz it was a carefully "corrupted" archive. permalink fedilink source parent [–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] spikespaz@programming.dev -2 points 2 years ago Because you can look it up. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tamo240@programming.dev 32 points 2 years ago Binary Large OBject Basically any binary file, often objected to in open source repos because of the lack of source and 'openness'. See also the recent xz backdoor. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Disregard3145@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago Binary data. In the case of lz it was a carefully "corrupted" archive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spikespaz@programming.dev -2 points 2 years ago Because you can look it up. permalink fedilink source parent