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[–] [email protected] 153 points 11 months ago (11 children)

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

[–] RippleEffect 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well it at least is an obstacle. Broke hackers won't get it or will have to work harder to get around it.

[–] Ddhuud 40 points 11 months ago

That's the intention. In reality lots of genuine devs can't afford it, so people get accustomed to just ignore the whole thing.

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