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Re:macOS to FreeBSD migration a.k.a. why I left macOS by R0b0t1 on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @12:50PM (#25267645)
There is a Windows store. It kind of failed, mostly because using it requires using gimped APIs. If they got rid of that more people would use it.

What does seem to work is the certificate and code reputation. It does actually prevent users from running things but is easy enough to click through if you really know better.

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Re:macOS to FreeBSD migration a.k.a. why I left macOS by smichel17 on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @01:04PM (#25267826)
> mostly because using it requires using gimped APIs

Yes, that's the "other crap" I was referring to [edit: specifically "special permissions lost for doing so". I was a little vague because I knew there were some additional restrictions for using the Windows store but wasn't sure what they were.]

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Re:macOS to FreeBSD migration a.k.a. why I left macOS by pjmlp on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @02:55PM (#25269126)
You can deploy Win32 application on the store as well, and Project Reunion is about merging both worlds.
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