On this website:
http://codemonkey.org.uk/projects/trinity/
is a Linux program that makes random system-calls. The author calls it a "fuzzer" and has named it "Trinity". When run, it creates lots of junk files, can delete pre-existing files, and do anything else the OS can do.
A friend of mine wanted to install TDE, but carelessly ran that "fuzzer" program instead. He cleaned out the junk files but doesn't know what other damage has been done.
People need to be warned about that program!
I sent e-mail to the author asking him to put a warning on his web page for people seeking TDE, but I don't know if he will do it.
Prospective TDE users must be sent here directly:
and told not to find it via Google, etc.
Thanks for the warning.
On 26 December 2015 at 16:43, Mark S Bilk mark@cosmicpenguin.com wrote:
On this website:
http://codemonkey.org.uk/projects/trinity/
is a Linux program that makes random system-calls. The author calls it a "fuzzer" and has named it "Trinity". When run, it creates lots of junk files, can delete pre-existing files, and do anything else the OS can do.
A friend of mine wanted to install TDE, but carelessly ran that "fuzzer" program instead. He cleaned out the junk files but doesn't know what other damage has been done.
People need to be warned about that program!
I sent e-mail to the author asking him to put a warning on his web page for people seeking TDE, but I don't know if he will do it.
Prospective TDE users must be sent here directly:
and told not to find it via Google, etc.
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On Saturday 26 December 2015 05:43:01 Mark S Bilk wrote:
and told not to find it via Google, etc.
People DO look for things via Google. Trinity, as opposed to the original KDE-Trinity, was an unfortunate choice of name when it comes to search engines, and nowadays it usually does come to search engines. Perhaps determinedly call ourselves TDE _not_ Trinity. After all, the K in KDE didn't mean anything.
Lisi
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On 2015/12/26 10:47 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Saturday 26 December 2015 05:43:01 Mark S Bilk wrote:
and told not to find it via Google, etc.
People DO look for things via Google. Trinity, as opposed to the original KDE-Trinity, was an unfortunate choice of name when it comes to search engines, and nowadays it usually does come to search engines. Perhaps determinedly call ourselves TDE _not_ Trinity. After all, the K in KDE didn't mean anything.
Lisi
Trinity (not Trinity Desktop) is not a dangerous program. It is a kernel fuzz tester, that calls system calls at random and it is intended to be used to spot bugs otherwise difficult to detect. Having said that, the name in not a fortunate choice, since it partially match with Trinity Desktop Environment, which as raised by Mark it can generate confusion among new users. So we just need to make sure we always refer to TDE either as TDE or Trinity Desktop Environment or at least Trinity Desktop.
As for the K in KDE, it initially meant "Kool", from which the make KDE. Cheers Michele
On Saturday 26 December 2015 10.47:13 Lisi Reisz wrote:
People DO look for things via Google.
It's not only google. A search for "Trinity" in openSUSE's repositories also brings back "trinity" in the middle of TDE's software.
Thierry
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On 2015/12/26 01:15 PM, Thierry de Coulon wrote:
On Saturday 26 December 2015 10.47:13 Lisi Reisz wrote:
People DO look for things via Google.
It's not only google. A search for "Trinity" in openSUSE's repositories also brings back "trinity" in the middle of TDE's software.
Thierry
Perhaps it is better we also put a visible note on the main TDE website ;-) Cheers Michele
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