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Hi All, I have a question, as I have used Notepad++ for years. I was told it would be on my current employers list of approved software. Probe further to find out why, turns out its 'Freeware' and as such is insecure. Is this alarmist I haven't heard of any issues, the only thing is our PC are so nailed shut you have to get IT every time it updates...:~ Glenn
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Hi All, I have a question, as I have used Notepad++ for years. I was told it would be on my current employers list of approved software. Probe further to find out why, turns out its 'Freeware' and as such is insecure. Is this alarmist I haven't heard of any issues, the only thing is our PC are so nailed shut you have to get IT every time it updates...:~ Glenn
So we pay for LastPass, Git, and the list goes on, and we keep reading about how they get hacked. Seems like your IT has it bassackwards. :laugh:
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Hi All, I have a question, as I have used Notepad++ for years. I was told it would be on my current employers list of approved software. Probe further to find out why, turns out its 'Freeware' and as such is insecure. Is this alarmist I haven't heard of any issues, the only thing is our PC are so nailed shut you have to get IT every time it updates...:~ Glenn
Like you, I've used Notepad++ for years. While I'm sure it has its bugs, I haven't heard of any security breach that was traced to it. I would expect that if one avoids plug-ins from unknown third parties, one should be quite safe. Good luck convincing IT of this. :~
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Hi All, I have a question, as I have used Notepad++ for years. I was told it would be on my current employers list of approved software. Probe further to find out why, turns out its 'Freeware' and as such is insecure. Is this alarmist I haven't heard of any issues, the only thing is our PC are so nailed shut you have to get IT every time it updates...:~ Glenn
Just tell IT to make a monthly donation and it will no longer be free: Donate | Notepad++[^] :D Is VS Code insecure as well? Could be a good alternative.
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Hi All, I have a question, as I have used Notepad++ for years. I was told it would be on my current employers list of approved software. Probe further to find out why, turns out its 'Freeware' and as such is insecure. Is this alarmist I haven't heard of any issues, the only thing is our PC are so nailed shut you have to get IT every time it updates...:~ Glenn
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Hi All, I have a question, as I have used Notepad++ for years. I was told it would be on my current employers list of approved software. Probe further to find out why, turns out its 'Freeware' and as such is insecure. Is this alarmist I haven't heard of any issues, the only thing is our PC are so nailed shut you have to get IT every time it updates...:~ Glenn
Why MS hasn't doen more to notepad is beyond me.
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Hi All, I have a question, as I have used Notepad++ for years. I was told it would be on my current employers list of approved software. Probe further to find out why, turns out its 'Freeware' and as such is insecure. Is this alarmist I haven't heard of any issues, the only thing is our PC are so nailed shut you have to get IT every time it updates...:~ Glenn
Notepad++ is NOT freeware; it is open-source. Your IT people can download the source code[^] and inspect it for any security issues it may have. They are also welcome to fix those. There is a dramatic difference between "freeware" and "open source". Not knowing that, shows some limitations in one's level of expertise (to put it mildly).
Mircea
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Notepad++ is NOT freeware; it is open-source. Your IT people can download the source code[^] and inspect it for any security issues it may have. They are also welcome to fix those. There is a dramatic difference between "freeware" and "open source". Not knowing that, shows some limitations in one's level of expertise (to put it mildly).
Mircea
Mircea Neacsu wrote:
Your IT people can download the source code[^] and inspect it for any security issues it may have. They are also welcome to fix those.
Your IT must be like ours, they know that writing software is easy. :rolleyes: They tell us devs all the time and ask us things like, "Nuget access is dangerous. Why do you need access to nuget? Just write the code in those libraries yourself." :laugh:
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Why MS hasn't doen more to notepad is beyond me.
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Mircea Neacsu wrote:
Your IT people can download the source code[^] and inspect it for any security issues it may have. They are also welcome to fix those.
Your IT must be like ours, they know that writing software is easy. :rolleyes: They tell us devs all the time and ask us things like, "Nuget access is dangerous. Why do you need access to nuget? Just write the code in those libraries yourself." :laugh:
Luckily, I never had to deal myself with IT people. Was always something along the lines of "if you touch this laptop, I'm walking out that door". :laugh:
Mircea
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Why MS hasn't doen more to notepad is beyond me.
Ron Anders wrote:
Why MS hasn't doen more to notepad is beyond me.
They're busy working on the next version of Clippy. :) /ravi
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Hi All, I have a question, as I have used Notepad++ for years. I was told it would be on my current employers list of approved software. Probe further to find out why, turns out its 'Freeware' and as such is insecure. Is this alarmist I haven't heard of any issues, the only thing is our PC are so nailed shut you have to get IT every time it updates...:~ Glenn
Just for reference, I don't agree with blocking apps like Notepad++. But, if I had to hazard a guess as to why this is, remember a company cares about support more than the product itself. If an enterprise relies on a piece of software that's dead in the water and they can't find support for it, it can be a problem. Money isn't always the first consideration for companies. Notepad++ just probably got caught in the wake. I mean git and VS Code are free. I bet they allow those right? There are alternatives to Notepad++ that do really well. UltraEdit is still around and it's still pretty awesome. Higher learning curve, but if support is the main concern then it's hard to go wrong with that. Also, you could meet in the middle and get Sublime Text. That's what I use instead of Notepad++ because personally, I find it silly that as programmers we expect to get paid for software but refuse to pay others for the software they create.
Jeremy Falcon
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Ron Anders wrote:
Why MS hasn't doen more to notepad is beyond me.
They're busy working on the next version of Clippy. :) /ravi
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Please no!!
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Notepad++ is NOT freeware; it is open-source. Your IT people can download the source code[^] and inspect it for any security issues it may have. They are also welcome to fix those. There is a dramatic difference between "freeware" and "open source". Not knowing that, shows some limitations in one's level of expertise (to put it mildly).
Mircea
You are assuming IT is worth more than Vis Studio is a "secuirty risk as you can generate executables from it" (I quote) this generated two responses from me Learn the value of spell check, It doesn't generate executables it generates MSIL code which is run by the .NET frame work. :sigh:
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You are assuming IT is worth more than Vis Studio is a "secuirty risk as you can generate executables from it" (I quote) this generated two responses from me Learn the value of spell check, It doesn't generate executables it generates MSIL code which is run by the .NET frame work. :sigh:
I would seriously consider looking for another job. Life is too short to waste it arguing about such silliness.
Mircea
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You are assuming IT is worth more than Vis Studio is a "secuirty risk as you can generate executables from it" (I quote) this generated two responses from me Learn the value of spell check, It doesn't generate executables it generates MSIL code which is run by the .NET frame work. :sigh:
glennPattonWork3 wrote:
It doesn't generate executables it generates MSIL code
No, it does neither of those things. Visual Studio is an Interactive Development Environment, and as such just manages your projects. All code generation, whether machine or MSIL, is done by the compilers. And straight C/C++ code does not generate MSIL.
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I am a great fan of Notepad++. It is my favorite editor on Windows. Tell the IT folks you like the thrill of danger.
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Hi All, I have a question, as I have used Notepad++ for years. I was told it would be on my current employers list of approved software. Probe further to find out why, turns out its 'Freeware' and as such is insecure. Is this alarmist I haven't heard of any issues, the only thing is our PC are so nailed shut you have to get IT every time it updates...:~ Glenn
Notepad++ was effectively obsoleted by VS Code anyway.
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Hi All, I have a question, as I have used Notepad++ for years. I was told it would be on my current employers list of approved software. Probe further to find out why, turns out its 'Freeware' and as such is insecure. Is this alarmist I haven't heard of any issues, the only thing is our PC are so nailed shut you have to get IT every time it updates...:~ Glenn
I don't think it's acceptable to lock developer PCs down. It's arguably more important than doing it for everyone else since many developers will probably have more access to more things. I can get that. It's just that it just doesn't work and can't really. It could be good if you want a place to put your feet up, instead of "it's compiling" being the mantra for screwing around, it just becomes "waiting on security hand holding". Typical corporo-idiocy. I'd imagine you can get someone who knows something about anything to "unban" notepad++. Alternatively, anon email them a link to your glassdoor review where you outline their draconian lunacy of disallowing notepad++ installations.
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Hi All, I have a question, as I have used Notepad++ for years. I was told it would be on my current employers list of approved software. Probe further to find out why, turns out its 'Freeware' and as such is insecure. Is this alarmist I haven't heard of any issues, the only thing is our PC are so nailed shut you have to get IT every time it updates...:~ Glenn
For medical application software, there is [SOUP](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software\_of\_unknown\_pedigree) The IT department will then be more concerned about the development process of that software, than other aspects.
