Notepad++ drops code signing for its releases
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Notepad++ drops code signing for its releases
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Re: Notepad++ drops code signing for its releases
#2Why not use something like certum[1]? It's $69/year (cheaper if you already have a smartcard), but the CN ends up with something like "Open source developer, [full name]". It's not "notepad++" like the author wants, but it's still better than nothing.
[1] https://en.sklep.certum.pl/data-safety/code-signing-certific...
edit: updated price
Re: Notepad++ drops code signing for its releases
#3Interesting that they will check the hashes of dependencies at runtime. But then I start to wonder - why dynamic linking if the library can't be replaced?
Re: Notepad++ drops code signing for its releases
#4Why not use something like certum[1]? It's $69/year (cheaper if you already have a smartcard), but the CN ends up with something like "Open source developer, [full name]". It's not "notepad++" like the author wants, but it's still better than nothing. [1] https://en.sklep.certum.pl/data-safety/code-signing-certific... edit: updated price
To attempt an answer of your question "why not", I would say perhaps it's not worth $70 a month for the UAC popup to be blue instead of orange
Re: Notepad++ drops code signing for its releases
#5> I realize that code signing certificate is just an overpriced masturbating toy of FOSS authors.
I'm not sure what the author means by this.
Re: Notepad++ drops code signing for its releases
#6Why not use something like certum[1]? It's $69/year (cheaper if you already have a smartcard), but the CN ends up with something like "Open source developer, [full name]". It's not "notepad++" like the author wants, but it's still better than nothing. [1] https://en.sklep.certum.pl/data-safety/code-signing-certific... edit: updated price
"It's $828 per year" for ... a cert? What makes code signing this expensive?
Re: Notepad++ drops code signing for its releases
#7Feels like there's an opportunity for some kind organization to help open-source developers out with this. It shouldn't be this hard for someone trying to give away good work to the world. I used Notepad++ for a long time, and still might if I spent any time in Windows.
Re: Notepad++ drops code signing for its releases
#8Why not use something like certum[1]? It's $69/year (cheaper if you already have a smartcard), but the CN ends up with something like "Open source developer, [full name]". It's not "notepad++" like the author wants, but it's still better than nothing. [1] https://en.sklep.certum.pl/data-safety/code-signing-certific... edit: updated price
It's 25€ yearly. (store page states that it requires Certum smartcard, but any card supported by Windows works, including windows virtual smartcards)
Re: Notepad++ drops code signing for its releases
#9Why not use something like certum[1]? It's $69/year (cheaper if you already have a smartcard), but the CN ends up with something like "Open source developer, [full name]". It's not "notepad++" like the author wants, but it's still better than nothing. [1] https://en.sklep.certum.pl/data-safety/code-signing-certific... edit: updated price
It's 25€ yearly. (store page states that it requires Certum smartcard, but any card supported by Windows works, including windows virtual smartcards)
thanks, fixed.
Re: Notepad++ drops code signing for its releases
#10Why not use something like certum[1]? It's $69/year (cheaper if you already have a smartcard), but the CN ends up with something like "Open source developer, [full name]". It's not "notepad++" like the author wants, but it's still better than nothing. [1] https://en.sklep.certum.pl/data-safety/code-signing-certific... edit: updated price
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