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Re:Notarizing Your Mac Software for macOS Catalina by galad87 on Monday October 07, 2019 @10:43AM (#21181423)
Nothing will break. Apps signed before will continue to work like before, apps signed now will required to be notarized. Unsigned apps will work like before.
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Re:Notarizing Your Mac Software for macOS Catalina by WaltPurvis on Monday October 07, 2019 @11:35AM (#21182094)
I was just going by what the person I was replying to (who wasn't you) was saying. If, as that person said, apps will break (or appear to break to average users) once "hardening" kicks in, then delaying it by a mere two months seems almost pointless. On the other hand, if as you say nothing will break, then a two-month delay in hardening seems equally pointless.
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Re:Notarizing Your Mac Software for macOS Catalina by saagarjha on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @12:46AM (#21188849)
Apps that you currently have will not break, as they will not be quarantined. The requirement helps developers of apps that will be downloaded in the future.
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