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Message   VRSS    All   Promising Linux Project Dies After Dev Faces Harassment   August 11, 2025
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Title: Promising Linux Project Dies After Dev Faces Harassment

Link: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/08/11/185820...

New submitter darwinmac writes: Kapitano, a user-friendly GTK4 frontend for
the ClamAV scanner on Linux, has been killed by its developer 'zynequ'
following a wave of harsh, personal attacks from a user. The tool was meant
to simplify virus scanning but quickly became a flashpoint when a user
claimed it produced malware. After defending the code calmly, the developer
was nonetheless met with escalating accusations and hostility, leading to
burnout. The project is now marked as "not maintained," its code released
into the public domain under The Unlicense, and it's being delisted from
Flathub. zynequ said: "This was always a hobby project, created in my free
time with none of the financial support. Incidents like this make it hard to
stay motivated."

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