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Twidget n00b
Joined: 06 Apr 2018 Posts: 1
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 8:26 pm Post subject: Universal purge tool upt by gentoo.org |
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I am currently using a product that displays gentoo.org within the startup. It is Universal Purge Tool. I need a new copy, preferably one that is for AMD 64 or at least X64. (At this point I'll even take the X32 download...) I can NOT find any reference to its download online anywhere. The only mention of it directly that I find is a conference or something where it was discussed by the US Army in Fort Gordon Ga, and it being listed as Authorized Software by the US Army. I have looked high and low, maybe my google skills lack...but I can't find anything on it. Does anybody have any clue where I can find a download for this product?
Edit: This is a Disk wipe tool that overwrites the disk. It is supposed to meet Army Standards, but can be used in a custom mode where you select the number of passes you want to make on the disk. Once done, the disk is usable as a blank disk. |
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Ant P. Watchman
Joined: 18 Apr 2009 Posts: 6920
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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Never heard of it, and Gentoo certainly has nothing to do with downstream products like this. Just use DBAN if you need more paranoia than a ATA secure erase provides. |
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Hu Administrator
Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 21724
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2018 12:22 am Post subject: |
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If it is truly based on Gentoo, odds are it contains at least one bit of GPL-covered software. If it does, then it should have come with source or a written offer for the source. If it came with the latter, you could use that to track down who maintains it. |
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Fitzcarraldo Advocate
Joined: 30 Aug 2008 Posts: 2038 Location: United Kingdom
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