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I'm not joshhacks, just somebody who came across his web app and posted it on HN. I wasn't personally mislead, so I'm not sure what you meant by misleading.

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I think they mean when companies or projects say "in the press", they typically mean content created and published by 3rd parties, not the 1st party on a 3rd party site that basically allows anyone to post like social media.

Okay, that'd imply self-promotion, but if joshhacks also posted a link to this HN discussion, would it also seem misleading? I'm unsure.

I wouldn't call HN "press", but I do put more weight behind HN discussions because they often have multiple perspectives, and giving site visitors an easy link to potential criticism for transparency is a trust signal to me.

I still want to see the source before installing. This is a sensitive topic and the current US government seeks to punish anyone who does. I don't know who "joshhacks" is, but I do know the gov't is not above honeypots for this.

Oh - no I didn't think you were him. I was only commenting about his Press page.

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