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An engadget story has the following to say about KeePass2 and developer Dominik Reichl:
Think it's bad when companies take their time fixing security vulnerabilities? Imagine what happens when they avoid fixing those holes in the name of a little cash. KeePass 2 developer Dominik Reichl has declined to patch a flaw in the password manager's update check as the "indirect costs" of the upgrade (which would encrypt web traffic) are too high -- namely, it'd lose ad revenue. Yes, the implication is that profit is more important than protecting users.
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(Score: 2) by Pino P on Tuesday June 07 2016, @03:22PM
Linux is free
Only if you already have compatible hardware.
and it's not any more frustrating than Windows
It shifts the frustration to the time of purchase. Someone considering buying a computer, for example, might find it frustrating that the local Best Buy doesn't display whether each particular computer or component that it sells is Linux-compatible, nor does it carry Linux-compatible laptops in some size classes at all. And even if you're willing to buy a laptop sight unseen, without trying its keyboard or screen before you buy, what method do you recommend to search across all manufacturers of laptops in a particular size class for those that happen to be Linux-compatible? I tried looking at individual manufacturers that specialize in Linux, but then I found that System76 doesn't have anything smaller than 14 inches.