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Promising Linux Project Dies After Dev Faces Harassment

Summary by slashdot.org
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 burn…
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slashdot.org broke the news in on Monday, August 11, 2025.
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