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  "path": "/t/what-factors-do-you-consider-important-when-downloading-a-piece-of-software/37962#post_1",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-16T22:53:26.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Downloading a piece of software can never be 100% safe, but there are some things that could make something _less_ risky. Some things that seem important to me are whether the project is open-source, how wide its user base is, and whether the developer(s) make their public identity known, and whether it’s on a secure platform like GitHub (I’m assuming GitHub tries to have good security).",
  "title": "What factors do you consider important when downloading a piece of software?"
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