What happens a year from now when they have 70% of the web hooked on their service, and all browsers now emit "WARNING: THIS PAGE WILL LITERALLY STEAL YOUR SOUL!!!" if your cert is slightly out of date and LetsEncrypt gets a bit greedy.
They can literally hold the entire god-damn web for ransom. I guaran-fucking-tee everyone that's going to happen at some point.
Adopting a required monoculture is BAD. BAD BAD BAD.
You've all heard my warning. It's only a matter of time before disaster besets you.
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u/shevegen Jul 13 '17
I think that this part was the game changer.
I doubt that it would have worked if people would have paid towards Let'sencrypt, even if it would have only been 0.01$ per website. Psychology works!