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		hjoutfbkfd 11 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Notepad++ hijacked by state-sponsored actors the issue was not the money, but that it was difficult to get a certificate without having some sort of legal entity

firesteelrain 11 days ago | [–]

Certum.eu has this figured out.

https://support.certum.eu/en/code-signing-required-documents...

https://shop.certum.eu/open-source-code-signing-on-simplysig...

$49 (EU) Gross

Chaosvex 9 days ago | | [–]

It was negligence. You don't need a certificate to prevent update tampering.

anonnon 11 days ago | [–]

Delaware LLCs are "cheap," but you're still looking at $300-500 a year in fees.

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