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[-] korstmos@kbin.social 161 points 1 year ago

Because paying a few grand a year for a certificate somehow makes your software more trustworthy

[-] Zalack@startrek.website 36 points 1 year ago

You're being sarcastic but even small fees immediately weed out a ton of cruft.

[-] xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 27 points 1 year ago

They also weed out a lot of legitimate software, especially if it's non-commercial.

[-] Zalack@startrek.website 19 points 1 year ago

I'm not saying there aren't downsides, just that it isn't a totally crazy strategy.

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