[Leaplist] Why Open Source won't work on "Vista computers"

[Phil Barnett]

On Tuesday 26 December 2006 13:21, Damien McKenna wrote:
> On 12/26/06 12:57 PM, ray wrote:
> >> its the "color" for green = safe, the white or yellow i forget = unknown
> >> (this will be for all of the little guys), and red = unsafe.
>
> http://www.verisign.com/ssl/buy-ssl-certificates/secure-site-services/
>
> Verisign sell three different types of SSL certs - a 40bit one for $399, a
> traditional 128bit one for $995, and a new 128bit one for $1499 that's only
> addition is compliance with a new "CA/Browser Form Extended Validation
> Certificate Standard" and "Green Address Bar" as mentioned before.
> Basically they're now charging an extra $500 per year for larger businesses
> to seem more legit than all these small ones getting in the way of The Big
> Stores quarterly profits.

This sounds like extortion.

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