Promising Linux Project Dies After Dev Faces Harassment

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 burnout. The project is now marked as 'not maintained,' its code released into the public domain under The Unlicense, and it's being delisted from Flathub.

zynequ said: 'This was always a hobby project, created in my free time with none of the financial support. Incidents like this make it hard to stay motivated.'

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