the sqlite codebase is a gem.

tldr; mcaffee made a shit ton of sqlite files in the temp folder causing people to call the sqlite devs phone angrily. now they name all files etilqs to prevent this.

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2006-10-31: The default prefix used to be "sqlite_". But then Mcafee started using SQLite in their anti-virus product and it started putting files with the "sqlite" name in the c:/temp folder. This annoyed many windows users. Those users would then do a Google search for "sqlite", find the telephone numbers of the developers and call to wake them up at night and complain. For this reason, the default name prefix is changed to be "sqlite" spelled backwards. So the temp files are still identified, but anybody smart enough to figure out the code is also likely smart enough to know that calling the developer will not help get rid of the file.

Code found at: https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/blob/master/src/os.h#L65 (The line numbers in the screenshot and the code don't match up)

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I used to tell people that John McAfee always exited a room by jumping through a window while yelling, "MCAFEE RULES!" Which he didn't, but maybe he did? Anyway, I miss that crazy motherfucker. Sometimes nuts make the world more fun.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

He was an interesting one but not a good one.