And I went on their page to subscribe for a lifetime membership, and they wanted 20 bucks, which I was okay with, but it does not include Major Updates! I guess I’ll buy it and just click the do not check for updates button but that seemed kind of, I don’t know.
I still think they’re pretty cool for not hassling you more than they do.
Am I wrong that this bothered me?
I’ve heard the dev for 7zip is a bit of an ass if you need something fixed or feature requests, but otherwise not really (unless you’re using it for work and your workplace prohibits russian-made software)
7Zip is open-source and can be audited which is something people do from time to time (e.g. there was an encryption issue that was fixed a few years ago). No real reason to fear it simply because the author is Russian.
I wholeheartedly agree! Government (and government contractors) may have no say in the matter though, and if your boss says no, well, “no” is a complete sentence.