• Baldur Nil@programming.dev
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    9 hours ago

    I think we’re naturally a bit suspicious of freeware as “misleading” because so many old software used to be just vectors to install malware (mostly spam) alongside it. At least for me, I only trust it either if it is open source or it has a sustainable business model.

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      7 hours ago

      yea, “freeware” has that suspicious connotation to me as well. The mark of an era