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minus-squarekorstmos@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoBecause paying a few grand a year for a certificate somehow makes your software more trustworthy
minus-squareZalack@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoYou’re being sarcastic but even small fees immediately weed out a ton of cruft.
minus-squarexigoi@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoThey also weed out a lot of legitimate software, especially if it’s non-commercial.
minus-squareZalack@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI’m not saying there aren’t downsides, just that it isn’t a totally crazy strategy.
minus-squaremagic_lobster_party@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoThe original Twitter checkmark
Because paying a few grand a year for a certificate somehow makes your software more trustworthy
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.
The original Twitter checkmark