This page contains Windows bias

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Bias Analysis

Bias Types:
⚠️ windows_first
⚠️ windows_tools
Summary:
The documentation demonstrates mild Windows bias by listing the Windows-specific tool 'robocopy' as the primary example for SMB data migration, while only mentioning the Linux/Unix tool 'rsync' for NFS. There are no explicit PowerShell-heavy examples or missing Linux examples, but the pattern of pairing rsync with NFS and robocopy with SMB implicitly assumes Windows for SMB workloads and Linux/Unix for NFS, without mentioning cross-platform alternatives or Linux SMB tools. Additionally, robocopy is referenced before any Linux-based SMB copy tools, and no Linux-native SMB migration tools (such as smbclient or cifs-utils) are mentioned.
Recommendations:
  • Include Linux-native SMB copy tools (e.g., smbclient, cifs-utils, or mount.cifs with rsync/cp) as alternatives to robocopy for SMB migrations.
  • Explicitly state that both rsync and robocopy are examples, and mention that cross-platform tools exist for both NFS and SMB.
  • Provide example commands or links for both Windows and Linux environments for both NFS and SMB scenarios.
  • Avoid implying that SMB is only for Windows and NFS is only for Linux/Unix by clarifying that both protocols can be accessed from multiple operating systems.
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Scan History

Date Scan ID Status Bias Status
2025-09-05 00:00 #102 completed ✅ Clean
2025-08-08 00:00 #74 completed ✅ Clean
2025-08-07 00:00 #73 completed ❌ Biased
2025-08-06 00:00 #72 completed ✅ Clean
2025-08-05 00:00 #71 completed ❌ Biased
2025-08-04 00:00 #70 in_progress ❌ Biased
2025-08-03 00:00 #69 completed ❌ Biased
2025-08-02 00:00 #68 in_progress ❌ Biased
2025-08-01 00:00 #67 completed ❌ Biased
2025-07-31 00:00 #66 completed ✅ Clean
2025-07-30 00:00 #65 completed ✅ Clean
2025-07-29 00:01 #64 completed ✅ Clean
2025-07-28 00:00 #63 completed ✅ Clean
2025-07-27 00:00 #62 completed ✅ Clean
2025-07-26 00:01 #61 completed ✅ Clean
2025-07-25 00:00 #60 completed ✅ Clean
2025-07-24 00:00 #59 completed ✅ Clean
2025-07-23 00:00 #58 completed ✅ Clean
2025-07-22 00:01 #57 completed ✅ Clean
2025-07-21 00:00 #56 completed ✅ Clean
2025-07-19 13:51 #54 completed ✅ Clean
2025-07-17 00:00 #53 completed ❌ Biased
2025-07-16 00:00 #52 completed ❌ Biased
2025-07-15 00:00 #51 completed ❌ Biased
2025-07-13 21:37 #48 completed ❌ Biased
2025-07-09 13:09 #3 cancelled ✅ Clean
2025-07-08 04:23 #2 cancelled ❌ Biased