Re:Notepad++ drops code signing for its releases
by JohnFen on Thursday March 07, 2019 @04:44PM
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> I trust a developer who drops some $$$ on a code-signing certificate more than I trust a developer who doesn't.
Why?
> you need to send in articles of incorporation and your business needs a listing with a physical address and phone number in a public directory (e.g., bbb.org), and someone representing your business needs to pick up that phone when the cert validator calls it.
So you only trust code that comes from businesses?
Why?
> you need to send in articles of incorporation and your business needs a listing with a physical address and phone number in a public directory (e.g., bbb.org), and someone representing your business needs to pick up that phone when the cert validator calls it.
So you only trust code that comes from businesses?