At the end of the day, Notepad++ can't get a "Notepad++" cert because "Notepad++" is not a Legal Entity (i.e. a corporation or living person). At least from a policy perspective, Microsoft will only consider Legal Entities to be valid code signatories.
Yes, this is stupid and outdated, I agree - I personally think that Keybase issuing code signing certificates and being able to verify that the person who signed this also owns this GitHub and that Twitter account would still be super valuable.
Yes, this is stupid and outdated, I agree - I personally think that Keybase issuing code signing certificates and being able to verify that the person who signed this also owns this GitHub and that Twitter account would still be super valuable.