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Honest Software, an Eight-Rule Manifesto

honest-software.org ↗ · Developer Corner · score 82.0
○Open: public page gives enough substance to understand the site $Paid: pricing, booking, ecommerce, subscription, or paid access is visible ADAds: visible ad load or ad-supported content ✦Pretty: notable design, copy, craft, or presentation ◆Pro: polished, finished-feeling, serious, or operationally mature ◇Niche: specific audience, workflow, or unusually focused use case ◉Human: personal, local, community, civic, handmade, or real-person signal !Suspicious: scammy, spammy, trust theater, finance fog, or credibility concern

An open standard for software that collects no personal data, requests minimal permissions, avoids dark patterns, stays free, and remains open source and self-hostable.

Why it surfaced

Inspired by the Dogma 95 film movement, Honest Software turns its argument into eight blunt rules, including system-theme-only interfaces and fully exportable data. Projects that comply can copy a README badge—no registration required.

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