All opensource software is subject to scammers like this, so I think the Paint.N... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		knocte on June 25, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Paint.Net 4.0 is now available All opensource software is subject to scammers like this, so I think the Paint.NET author overreacted.

majornoob on June 25, 2014 [–]

If the author see no obvious benefits with keeping it open source but sees downsides I don't see why it would be an over reaction. I did exactly the sane thing as he a few years ago. I've since opened sourced it again since people were wanting to contribute.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact