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memes :sweeney:

the sqlite codebase is a gem.

tldr; mcaffee made a shit ton of sqlite files in the temp folder causing people to call the sqlite devs phone angrily. now they name all files etilqs to prevent this.

SQLite code comment reading: The default prefix used to be "sqlite_". But then Mcafee started using SQLite in their anti-virus product and it started putting files with the "sqlite" name in the c:/temp folder. This annoyed many windows users. Those users would then do a Google search for "sqlite", find the telephone numbers of the developers and call to wake them up at night and complain. For this reason, the default name prefix is changed to be "sqlite" spelled backwards. So the temp files are still identified, but anybody smart enough to figure out the code is also likely smart enough to know that calling the developer will not help get rid of the file.
2 Jul 2024 at 15:53 | Open on wetdry.world
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fops (plushie arc) (Chaotic Stupid)

@memes my condolences to the devs holy shit 😭

2 Jul 2024 at 16:12 | Open on wetdry.world
rastilin

@chfour @memes

This feels like a situation where you could tell the caller off without feeling bad.

3 Jul 2024 at 8:40 | Open on aus.social
Antacon

@memes this is a sweet tattoo idea, though :D

2 Jul 2024 at 16:36 | Open on fosstodon.org
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@GabeMoralesVR

Except the guy who started it. He seems fun.

@memes

2 Jul 2024 at 19:02 | Open on mstdn.party
Patrick Morris Miller

@GabeMoralesVR The software and the company that makes it are pretty shit too.

2 Jul 2024 at 19:04 | Open on mastodon.ie
Chris

@memes
Should have named the files mcaffee.

2 Jul 2024 at 17:03 | Open on layer8.space
HyperSoop :neocat_floof_explode:

@memes i could swear i've seen this posted somewhere before

2 Jul 2024 at 17:39 | Open on wetdry.world
Cybarbie
EvilKiru

@memes The saying "friends don't let friends use McAfee products" exists for good reason (that predate even this).

2 Jul 2024 at 18:43 | Open on techhub.social
`Da Elf

@memes 🀣🀣🀣 That's Awesome!

2 Jul 2024 at 18:46 | Open on mstdn.social
thomasmey
srslypascal
erinaceus

@memes Daniel Stenberg (the cURL guy) has a similar problem. Many, many programs use cURL as library or as binary, and he gets a lot of weird E-Mails: daniel.haxx.se/blog/2024/01/12

2 Jul 2024 at 20:55 | Open on fosstodon.org
Bill Sideris :verified:

@erinaceus @memes The gift that keeps on giving. This stuff is so funny.

3 Jul 2024 at 2:06 | Open on c.im
ari :autism:
Compuguy, Lover of Cats 😸😼

@memes Seriously!?!? A similar thing happened with Gaim/Pidgin and people who used the client with Lotus Sametime....

3 Jul 2024 at 0:58 | Open on istoleyour.pw
Kevin Karhan :verified:

@memes Anyone of the #SQlite devs ever sued or got a permanent injunction against #McAfee for that shite?

3 Jul 2024 at 11:35 | Open on infosec.space
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