ekZepp@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.devEnglish · edit-22 years agoGood Old Windowslemmy.worldimagemessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1467arrow-down116file-text
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minus-squarekorstmos@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up77arrow-down2·2 years agoBecause paying a few grand a year for a certificate somehow makes your software more trustworthy
minus-squaremagic_lobster_party@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down1·2 years agoThe original Twitter checkmark
minus-squareZalack@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·2 years agoYou’re being sarcastic but even small fees immediately weed out a ton of cruft.
minus-squarexigoi@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 years agoThey also weed out a lot of legitimate software, especially if it’s non-commercial.
minus-squareZalack@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 years agoI’m not saying there aren’t downsides, just that it isn’t a totally crazy strategy.
minus-squareRippleEffect@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoWell it at least is an obstacle. Broke hackers won’t get it or will have to work harder to get around it.
Because paying a few grand a year for a certificate somehow makes your software more trustworthy
The original Twitter checkmark
You’re being sarcastic but even small fees immediately weed out a ton of cruft.
They also weed out a lot of legitimate software, especially if it’s non-commercial.
I’m not saying there aren’t downsides, just that it isn’t a totally crazy strategy.
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Well it at least is an obstacle. Broke hackers won’t get it or will have to work harder to get around it.
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