Linux dev quits after "personal attacks" from user over Kapitano antivirus tool Kapitano, a fast-rising Linux antivirus tool has been discontinued after its creator shut it down, citing "harsh words" from a user.

Kapitano, a fast-rising Linux antivirus tool has been discontinued after its creator shut it down, citing "harsh words" from a user. #Linux #Kapitano

Kapitano (Linux Antivirus Scanner) Developer Abandons Ship Kapitano, a Linux virus scanning app using ClamAV has been discontinued by its developer and the code made available under The Unlicense f...

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Kapitano (Linux Antivirus Scanner) Developer Abandons Ship Kapitano, a Linux virus scanning app using ClamAV has been discontinued by its developer due to all-too-common factor in open source devel...

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Kapitano (Linux Antivirus Scanner) Developer Abandons Ship Kapitano, a Linux virus scanning app using ClamAV has been discontinued by its developer and the code made available under The Unlicense f...

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**Barely a month after I spotlighted it, the promising, ship-themedvirus scanner _Kapitano_ has been scuttled. The developer behind the user-friendly tool has archived the project, announcing this weekend that it “is no longer being maintained”.** The app offered a simple GTK4/libadwaita frontend to the ClamAV scanning engine. The reception below the line in that earlier post was broadly positive (misgivings over the need for any kind of virus detection tool on Linux notwithstanding). What could cause the captain of such a well-received vessel abandon the helm and move ashore so soon after launch? The answer, alas, is a familiar one: people. ## Disdain Discourages Developers Kapitano is a user-friendly tool In a post on the project’s Codeberg page, developer ‘zynequ’ explained the decision: _“Recently, I had an unpleasant experience […] where I was accused of distributing malware. Although I explained that the issue wasn’t caused by the app, the conversation escalated into personal attacks and harsh words directed at me.”_ _“This was always a hobby project, created in my free time without any financial support,”_ the developer continued, adding that _“Incidents like this make it hard to stay motivated.”_ Open source developers face many pressures. While feedback and constructive criticism from users is an important part of maintenance (though it too can sting), bad faith accusations can easily sap the will and motivation to continue. > Feedback from users is important to FOSS projects, but bad faith accusations can sap the will to continue _Kapitano_ was not malware, and acts merely as a GUI for the command-line ClamAV tool that lets users perform on-demand scans of files and folders. It relies on ClamAV’s database of known virus, trojan, and malware signatures for detection. While Linux is less vulnerable to malware, Windows isn’t. Dual-boot users often want to scan a download without booting in to and opening it on Windows. Following the end of _ClamTK_, a gap was left for a user-friendly tool like _Kapitano_. The developer has released the source code into the public domain under _The Unlicense_, meaning anyone is free to fork the project and continue its development without restriction (or the need for attribution). For current users, however, the app is being delisted from _Flathub_ and marked as end-of-life, meaning it will no longer receive updates but will continue to work on the current runtime. But all is not lost. While Kapitano’s captain has gone ashore, the ship—i.e., the code; yes I’m aware I’m stretching this metaphor dangerously thin ;)—could yet see a new crew step on deck to take the helm.

Kapitano (Linux Antivirus Scanner) Developer Abandons Ship Kapitano, a Linux virus scanning app using ClamAV has been discontinued by its developer and the code made available under The Unlicense f...

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Introducing Kapitano, a new GTK4/libadwaita frontend for ClamAV on Linux! Perfect for scanning specific files or folders on-demand. Keep your system safe and check out this quirky, app! #Linux #Kapitano
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Kapitano: Neue GUI für Malware Scanner ClamAV Lange Zeit stellte Clamtk die bevorzugte Benutzeroberfläche für den Virenscanner ClamAV. Nach der Einstellung des beliebten Frontends schickt sich jetzt das neue Kapitano an, die Nachfolge anzutreten....

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Kapitano is a New GTK ClamAV Frontend for Linux Kapitano is a ClamAV frontend for Linux that scans files for malware, ideal if you want to check Windows files safely on the Ubuntu desktop. You'...

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Kapitano is a New GTK ClamAV Frontend for Linux Kapitano is a ClamAV frontend for Linux that scans files for malware, ideal if you want to check Windows files safely on the Ubuntu desktop. You'...

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Kapitano is a New GTK ClamAV Frontend for Linux Kapitano is a ClamAV frontend for Linux that scans files for malware, ideal if you want to check Windows files safely on the Ubuntu desktop. You'...

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I thought I'd post a video from my TikTok account here, too(⁠・⁠∀⁠・⁠)

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Извините, но можно всё-таки игрового Капитано, я чисто ловлю микроинфаркты, когда его показывают

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