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Ventoy source code contains some unknown BLOBs, still no word on the issue from the dev after months (github.com)
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Wtf is ventoy and why is nobody explaining it

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Basically an OS which let's you choose another OS to boot into. This way you can chose between multiple OS's on one USB drive. You drag your ISO files into a USB folder and choose between them on boot.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That sounded like grub until you said ISO file

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

Yeah basically grub but on a USB stick and with ISO files

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

So like rEFInd but on the same drive?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Wtf is a BLOB and why is nobody explaining it

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Binary data. In the case of lz it was a carefully "corrupted" archive.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago

Because you can look it up.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

because search engines exist

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wtf is search engines and why is no one explaining it

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Search engines are websites that people used to go to in order to get helpful information. These days, they just spam out a bunch of SEO garbage, AI-generated bullshit, and ads.

Google, probably

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

shh..it's a spyware and adware!