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		iamaelephant on March 8, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Notepad++ drops code signing for its releases > Is there any evidence that was ever really a thing Are you asking if software existed before code signing? Yes, it did.

randyrand on March 8, 2019 [–]

HN has a guideline that you should respond to the best interpretation of a comment, not the least favorable one.

IMO he was clearly reffering to 'thing' being 'an effective thing' for preventing viruses, as opposed to him asking if people downloaded software before code signing.

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