Timeline for A bit confused about the responses to answers to this question
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| Feb 28, 2023 at 2:38 | comment | added | Nmath | "It would just take a lot for me to feel safe with something like that" - I'm 100% with you on that. No way I'm typing my SSH credentials into questionable software. | |
| Feb 28, 2023 at 2:32 | comment | added | NotTheDr01ds | Fair enough - It would just take a lot for me to feel safe with something like that. But yes this one looked particularly suspect. With further inspection, the domain involved was just registered in December, even though the copyright at the bottom of the page says 2005-2023. Also when attempting to search for the software by name, there's just no history for the name, other than that website and this answer ... | |
| Feb 28, 2023 at 2:29 | vote | accept | NotTheDr01ds | ||
| Feb 28, 2023 at 2:02 | comment | added | Nmath | "almost any answer to that question would look like a scam" I disagree. There are so many characteristics that can infer the quality and legitimacy of software. There are obvious indicators like: Who makes the software? What is the dev's reputation? Is the source available? Is there documentation? Then there are more subjective evaluations that are still useful: How popular does the software seem to be? Does the website look professional? Is the software asking for personal information or money? The link from that answer has a "bad" outcome for all of those questions. | |
| Feb 28, 2023 at 1:43 | comment | added | NotTheDr01ds | "It certainly looks like a scam" - Yes, but IMHO almost any answer to that question would look like a scam to me. It seems odd to go with "guilty until proven innocent" when there's really no chance to "prove innocent". | |
| Feb 28, 2023 at 0:13 | history | edited | Nmath | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 27, 2023 at 23:36 | history | answered | Nmath | CC BY-SA 4.0 |