Don't know what the proper channel is (Twitter?) but GlobalSign gives away free EV code signing certificates for open-source software/developers.
--emi On Sat, Oct 5, 2019 at 12:57 AM Jerome Lelasseux <lelass...@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote: > > Dear Netbeans family, > > After many many (too many) evenings and week-ends spent learning and coding, > I'm proud to make the 1st release of my free music application based on the > Netbeans Platform. > > It's here: https://www.jjazzlab.com (NOT www.jazzlab.com !) > > If you're a musician and practice your instrument using backing tracks (maybe > with apps like Band in a box or iReal Pro, or with backing tracks from > YouTube), then you might be interested to try, and I would love to get your > feedback (and bug reports!). > > If you're not a musician but you're a Windows user, you can also help in 2 > minutes: just download and install the app, then deinstall. You will > probably get a Windows Smart Screen alert, don't worry, click on the "more > info" text and you'll see the "Run Anyway" button. Explanations below. > > > Windows Smart Screen problem: > Although I spent 80$ buying a 1 year code signing certificate from DigiCert, > my installer is still blocked by Windows Smart Screen because Microsoft > security servers don't have enough data (=people downloading the app and > successfully installing it on Windows) to assess my installer's "reputation". > So it's a chicken and egg problem : I need many people to install my app to > remove the blocking by Windows, but Windows scares most people to do so ! I > was recommended one solution: buy the 600$/year EV code signing certificate, > obviously I would prefer to avoid this solution for a software I provide for > free... > > Of course don't hesitate to forward the link to your musician friends, or add > a link to www.jjazzlab.com. > > Thank you > > Jerome > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@netbeans.apache.org For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
