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WinRAR flaw lets hackers run programs when you open RAR archives (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

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[–] AProfessional@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

It is open source. It is free in beer.

It is free as in speech. Your phrase refers to proprietary yet no cost software.

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[–] FarLine99@lemm.ee -3 points 3 years ago

Free as in freedom is not a big argument for most people. But as in beer 😏

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