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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by ekZepp@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] korstmos@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] magic_lobster_party@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

The original Twitter checkmark

[–] Zalack@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] Zalack@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago

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

[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Linux: OK

User: Oh great, I downloaded a virus

Linux: Lol. You should have read the 2000-line python script on github before running it.

[–] pufferfischerpulver@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Actually there's extensive documentation on the arch wiki regarding this specific line of code burried 1673 lines deep.

I suggest you read the documentation before you ask irrelevant and, might I add, embarrassing questions.

[–] ErrorCode0@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

Mac os when u don't pay 99$ a year to apple to sign the app

[–] LambLeeg@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Let's make it clear. The only virus on a PC is its owner. It never emerges on itself