Re:Apple Accidentally Approved Malware to Run on macOS
by traib on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @12:00PM
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> But in either case the donator has to be in a position to afford it, which typically means significant income from other means.
Even if someone has the time and resources to contribute to OSS, it does not automatically follow that they should be willing to spend said time and resources on notarization (of all things).
Put another way, not every purchase is worthwhile just because you have a million dollars in the bank.
Dwarfing those, though, is the significant time software development takes. For OSS, the time is donated, whether by individuals or by corporate sponsors who sometimes dedicate employee hours to projects of particular value to them. But in either case the donator has to be in a position to afford it, which typically means significant income from other means.