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Notepad++ Je suis Charlie edition

7 points by okonomiyaki3000 ↗ HN
Notepad++ did an auto update this morning and, when it was finished, it opened a new document and slowly typed out a message about freedom of expression. The about box says "Notepad++ Je suis Charlie edition".

Nice.

http://www.notepad-plus-plus.org/

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ghuntley
http://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/hacking-npp-site.html

    The Notepad++ official site was hacked on 12th January 2015, due
    to its controversial new version 6.7.4 "Je suis Charlie" edition,
    released on 10th January 2015. The site was restored on the same
    day.

    The binaries of this edition are on another server and they are
    not compromised (the SHA1 published on 11th January 2015 is always
    available on SF). The automatic typing in Notepad++ "Je suis
    Charlie" edition after installation is a feature.

    The message of the defacement accused Notepad++ of inciting hatred
    towards Islam and accusing Islam of supporting terrorism. The
    statements of Notepad++ "Je suis Charlie" edition support nothing
    but the freedom of expression and only that. The fact of Notepad++
    supporting the "Je suis Charlie" movement has nothing to do with
    any accusation towards a specific community. In fact the "Je suis
    Charlie" movement in France, as far as I can tell, deserves no
    label of racism or of Islamophobia. I have many Muslim friends who
    are for "Je suis Charlie". And sincerely, I don't think that two
    extremist fools can stand for all Muslims or Islam itself.

    If you don't like "Je suis Charlie" edition, that's fine. You can
    still use Notepad++ v6.7.3 - they are the same in terms of
    features and bug fixes. notepad-plus-plus.org could be hacked over
    and over again, but I will always find a way to distribute
    Notepad++ "Je suis Charlie" edition - that's my freedom of
    expression which I claim as my right.