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[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Anyone else remember how this program got famous?

[–] comicallycluttered@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago

I had encountered it a lot before the whole "what, with like a cloth or something?" thing (it was basically everyone's FOSS answer to CCleaner), but I did find it funny when they used that whole situation as a "selling point" on their site.

[–] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Was it because of a rm -rf /?

[–] comicallycluttered@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Close.

2016 US presidential election race.

[–] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 2 points 1 year ago

ah I read it now.. Clinton’s emails.. ^^

[–] PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

CCleaner started with ads so we moved to BleachBit

[–] einlander@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago