[hjoutfbkfd]

the issue was not the money, but that it was difficult to get a certificate without having some sort of legal entity

[firesteelrain]

Certum.eu has this figured out.

https://support.certum.eu/en/code-signing-required-documents...

https://shop.certum.eu/open-source-code-signing-on-simplysig...

$49 (EU) Gross

[Chaosvex]

It was negligence. You don't need a certificate to prevent update tampering.

[anonnon]

Delaware LLCs are "cheap," but you're still looking at $300-500 a year in fees.