Ventoy

[Akira]

I see, thx.
So the worry is, that Ventoy is gonna install a backdoor if you install your OS using it?

[CharlesV]

"could" install a back door, or key logger, etc etc.. ... but .. again... to my knowledge there are no known issues. (And I have searched and searched before I was willing to use it. )

[Akira]

So no info of someone being hacked with Ventoy, thx.

[Adrian]

Somebody is spreading FUD...

[Stuart_M]

https://forums.ventoy.net/showthread.php?tid=2965 is a 4-post 16 September 2024 thread titled Ventoy 1.0.99 is the final version and, to me at least, it sounds like a click-bait title because it can be interpreted several ways which the originator of the thread does not clarify anywhere in the thread.

Post #3 of this thread conjectured that Ventoy (*FOSS) will no longer be updated by the author and a version will come out that will be a paid or subscription application to replace the "old" Ventoy. That is just speculation, but it is an interesting take.

*FOSS is an acronym for Free and Open Source Software. It refers to software that allows users to freely use, modify, and distribute the source code. It promotes transparency, collaboration, and user control over software, distinguishing it from proprietary software that restricts these freedoms.

The last update (1.0.99) was seven months ago on 8 June 2024.

[siamhie]

https://forums.ventoy.net/showthread.php?tid=2965 is a 4-post 16 September 2024 thread titled Ventoy 1.0.99 is the final version and, to me at least, it sounds like a click-bait title because it can be interpreted several ways which the originator of the thread does not clarify anywhere in the thread.

This post from longpanda (Nov 2024) states they will do their best to maintain Ventoy.

longpanda
Administrator


11-17-2024, 02:53 PM
Hi everybody,

I was and will be very busy on my full-time job for a long period of time.
I will do my best to maintain Ventoy on my spare time.

https://forums.ventoy.net/showthread.php?tid=2982

[davidy]

I tried to use ventoy with my $160+ 40GB/s 1tb nvme gen3 enclosure but no matter what I do the laptop will not boot to it so I gave up. Direct install, side install, different cables, different ports including the usb-c one and nothing works. Just goes to show why I haven't used it since someone mentioned it here the other day. My 64GB Usb3 flash gets ~75MB/s, twice as fast as the other 'usb3' so that's good enough for now and plenty of room for a bunch of iso's incl. my~13GB snapshot.

Looked at the plugins/scripts for ventoy and it isn't worth my time. The basic, boot to it and choose one menu item, is good enough and if something happens to the flash, who cares. My portable nvme drive will be just fine just the way it is. Better even because it's not trying to boot itself.