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You can get code signing certificates much cheaper than that - I paid $234 for a 4 year certificate from K Software (IIRC, they are a Comodo reseller). Yes, it
by GordonS 7y ago
You can get code signing certificates much cheaper than that - I paid $234 for a 4 year certificate from K Software (IIRC, they are a Comodo reseller).
Yes, it's still money that cash-strapped OSS devs might not have, or indeed might not want to pay on principle. And yes, the validation process is a total farce and a PITA.
But I don't think it helps the argument to use the most expensive certificate they could find as an example.
Also, having a cert does not mean your software won't be marked as "uncommon" - presumably Google (and Microsoft) use a certificate as a signal, but it seems only the number of downloads really counts. And I do agree with the thrust of the article, that this harms OSS and indeed small businesses.