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Notepad++ repository is being spammed after “Free Uyghur” release

82 points by Reventlov 7y ago

jordigh 7y ago
Their poor issue tracker https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issue... after they published this: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v781-free-uyghur-edition/ https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v781-free-uyghur-edition/
metalliqaz 7y ago
What a mess. It looks like a mix of government propagandists and anti-government activists. The lead dev of Notepad++ does this political stuff a lot and should understand what the results will be. I guess that's what he's decided to do with his time.
- ISL 7y ago
  Standing up for causes in which you believe is a good use of time.
  - metalliqaz 7y ago
    Agreed. I never said it was bad. Just that he will have to clean up the mess.
- SolaceQuantum 7y ago
  If I was a lead dev of a widely used program there is definitely power in my position to be the voice of demographics I believe are being silenced. Although I wonder if the logistics means that China cannot use Notepad++'s latest release? (Admittedly, I think the release just adds it in...)
- baq 7y ago
  I think you’re underestimating the dev if you think he didn’t know what could happen.
  - metalliqaz 7y ago
    I think he would already know from experience. He's dealt with controversy before. https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/apology-for-sexist-jokes/ https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/apology-for-sexist-jokes/
  - Merg 7y ago
    He did the same after terrorist attacks in Paris.
b1gtuna 7y ago
There was a time when I thought China would eventually open up and be more democratic like the rest of the world. I really thought it was inevitable.
- metalliqaz 7y ago
  Well, it's not unique to China. Authoritarianism is rising all around the world. Turns out there's lots of people in current majority populations that really feel threatened when minorities start getting rights, and their anxiety about having to compete in a meritocracy means they will throw democracy under the bus as long as they can keep their majority status.
  - notzuck 7y ago
    "compete in a meritocracy" You're clearly behind on the times. Nobody wants meritocracy. People want what they consider fair and that's usually a leg up over everyone around them. Big 4 have started giving points for diversity when hiring. This is the new normal.
    - metalliqaz 7y ago
      youre just restating my point
      - notzuck 7y ago
        I didn't mean to restate your point. I think you did not understand me at all. I was saying that the people you think want everything to be a meritocracy, do not. The minorities that want equality do not want equality at all and the system is starting to give them preferential treatment.
        metalliqaz 7y ago
        oh I see now, you're one of those people I was talking about.
big_chungus 7y ago
It appears his site is being DDOSed, too; I'm getting the cloudflare, "Checking your browser". Can anyone else confirm?
- pcunite 7y ago
  Yes. I can't download the installer as well.
amiga-workbench 7y ago
https://web.archive.org/web/20191030102751/https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/6484 https://web.archive.org/web/20191030102751/https://github.co... A pretty funny suggestion. I notice a lot of anti China copypasta spam in the issues also.
- segfaultbuserr 7y ago
  There are some government-backed propaganda, but from my observation, the vast majority of them in incidents like this one is a true grassroot phenomenon. Usually it's the result of a bunch of pro-governments activists and anti-government activists organizing themselves on social networks and raid their targets, believe they are fighting for a righteous cause, similar to 4chan's modus operandi.
vyuh 7y ago
The issues page is https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issue.... Spam started 16 hours ago with issue #6286. The issue count stands at #7480 at the moment. ~1200 issues in 16 hours!
lilSebastian 7y ago
Why have so many threads discussing this issue been removed from this site today?
zwaps 7y ago
I love the China shills suggesting that he make a yellow west release (a suggestion meant as an attack), misunderstanding that political controversy in the West is not a forbidden topic and then as is turns out, almost a year ago, this https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/v7.6.2/ https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/v7.6.2/ haha

82 points by Reventlov 7y ago

Their poor issue tracker https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issue... after they published this: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v781-free-uyghur-edition/ https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v781-free-uyghur-edition/

metalliqaz 7y ago

What a mess. It looks like a mix of government propagandists and anti-government activists. The lead dev of Notepad++ does this political stuff a lot and should understand what the results will be. I guess that's what he's decided to do with his time.

ISL 7y ago
Standing up for causes in which you believe is a good use of time.
- metalliqaz 7y ago
  Agreed. I never said it was bad. Just that he will have to clean up the mess.
SolaceQuantum 7y ago
If I was a lead dev of a widely used program there is definitely power in my position to be the voice of demographics I believe are being silenced. Although I wonder if the logistics means that China cannot use Notepad++'s latest release? (Admittedly, I think the release just adds it in...)
baq 7y ago
I think you’re underestimating the dev if you think he didn’t know what could happen.
- metalliqaz 7y ago
  I think he would already know from experience. He's dealt with controversy before. https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/apology-for-sexist-jokes/ https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/apology-for-sexist-jokes/
- Merg 7y ago
  He did the same after terrorist attacks in Paris.

b1gtuna 7y ago

There was a time when I thought China would eventually open up and be more democratic like the rest of the world. I really thought it was inevitable.

metalliqaz 7y ago
Well, it's not unique to China. Authoritarianism is rising all around the world. Turns out there's lots of people in current majority populations that really feel threatened when minorities start getting rights, and their anxiety about having to compete in a meritocracy means they will throw democracy under the bus as long as they can keep their majority status.
- notzuck 7y ago
  "compete in a meritocracy" You're clearly behind on the times. Nobody wants meritocracy. People want what they consider fair and that's usually a leg up over everyone around them. Big 4 have started giving points for diversity when hiring. This is the new normal.
  - metalliqaz 7y ago
    youre just restating my point
    - notzuck 7y ago
      I didn't mean to restate your point. I think you did not understand me at all. I was saying that the people you think want everything to be a meritocracy, do not. The minorities that want equality do not want equality at all and the system is starting to give them preferential treatment.
      - metalliqaz 7y ago
        oh I see now, you're one of those people I was talking about.

big_chungus 7y ago

It appears his site is being DDOSed, too; I'm getting the cloudflare, "Checking your browser". Can anyone else confirm?

pcunite 7y ago
Yes. I can't download the installer as well.

amiga-workbench 7y ago

https://web.archive.org/web/20191030102751/https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/6484 https://web.archive.org/web/20191030102751/https://github.co... A pretty funny suggestion. I notice a lot of anti China copypasta spam in the issues also.

segfaultbuserr 7y ago
There are some government-backed propaganda, but from my observation, the vast majority of them in incidents like this one is a true grassroot phenomenon. Usually it's the result of a bunch of pro-governments activists and anti-government activists organizing themselves on social networks and raid their targets, believe they are fighting for a righteous cause, similar to 4chan's modus operandi.

vyuh 7y ago

The issues page is https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issue.... Spam started 16 hours ago with issue #6286. The issue count stands at #7480 at the moment. ~1200 issues in 16 hours!

lilSebastian 7y ago

Why have so many threads discussing this issue been removed from this site today?

zwaps 7y ago

I love the China shills suggesting that he make a yellow west release (a suggestion meant as an attack), misunderstanding that political controversy in the West is not a forbidden topic and then as is turns out, almost a year ago, this https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/v7.6.2/ https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/v7.6.2/ haha