If anyone is interested in free software I have a community on lemmy.zip
This community is centered around free/libre software. This doesn't refer to cost but instead refers to the 4 freedoms.
Syndicated from the fediverse. Read and engage on the original instance.
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Putting anything onto or any effort into a .zip domain seems futile and short-sighted.
Also easily abusable
Not op, but still curious... what is wrong with .zip domains?
Here is one example: https://medium.com/@bobbyrsec/the-dangers-of-googles-zip-tld-5e1e675e59a5
There are situations where a url with .zip at the end could download a zip file with the newest edition of some popular free game. A very similar looking url could also end with .zip, download a similarly looking zip file, with very different actions when the software is launched.
Great article! Thanks for the share.
So is the concern (for lemmy.zip) that .zip domains might go away, due to the potential for abuse?
So you're saying we should switch to a .exe domain...