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Instead of uploading your data to an untrusted site, you can run from the comfort and safety of…",{"value":91,"source":77,"evidence":92},"Ghostscript",[93],{"id":87,"by":88,"text":89},"open_source","launched","solo",{"praise":98,"objections":121,"requests":145,"questions":182,"alternatives":198},[99,110],{"value":100,"source":77,"evidence":101},"Useful solution for organisations demanding scanned signed copies",[102,106],{"id":103,"by":104,"text":105},"23157943","dkonofalski","I can't believe that I'm saying this but this is soooo needed. It's ridiculous to me how many organizations still require hand-signed copies as if that is somehow a deterrent to…",{"id":107,"by":108,"text":109},"23157844","secfirstmd","This is cool and would be useful from time to time with some stupid organisations that insist for some reason on full scanning. Perhaps one suggestion. Can you update your…",{"value":111,"source":77,"evidence":112},"Clever, fun technical project",[113,117],{"id":114,"by":115,"text":116},"23157967","switz","Impressed to see this is your first open source project! What a fantastic blend of simplicity, technology, and wit. I love it. Original (was PDF): https:\u002F\u002Fi.imgur.com\u002Fv5nn1ql.png…",{"id":118,"by":119,"text":120},"23157925","SanchoPanda","Your convert and gs mastery is truly impressive, great job and great project.",[122,130,138],{"value":123,"source":77,"evidence":124},"Uploading private documents to a server is a privacy risk",[125,126],{"id":87,"by":88,"text":89},{"id":127,"by":128,"text":129},"23157748","j_4","Haha, great job. There's also something to be said for the grim humour of how technology led us to this point. 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