Linux dev quits after "personal attacks" from user over antivirus tool

Re:Linux dev quits after "personal attacks" from user over a... by alephnerd on Monday July 28, 2025 @01:23PM (#44713079)

Based on the thread, they were doxxed by that troll.

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Re:Linux dev quits after "personal attacks" from user over a... by giancarlostoro on Monday July 28, 2025 @02:06PM (#44713563)

Defamation lawsuit sounds like a perfectly valid avenue if that is the case.

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Re:Linux dev quits after "personal attacks" from user over a... by alephnerd on Monday July 28, 2025 @02:18PM (#44713669)

Lawyers take effort, time, and difficulty.

It's much easier to shut down a project instead.

Alternatively, people can instead choose to NOT be dicks to people who are altruistically developing stuff for no compensation and the net benefit of our industry.

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Re:Linux dev quits after "personal attacks" from user over a... by giancarlostoro on Thursday July 31, 2025 @04:57PM (#44750046)

I suspect the person who did this to the maintainer is probably mentally unwell. They likely do this to other people.

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