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Re:Apple removes first-party firewall exemption in macOS 11.... by user-the-name on Friday January 15, 2021 @09:11PM (#25799282)
First, that is "software signed with a new Developer ID". You can just not sign software and it does not need to be notarised.

Second, notarisation is not an "approval". It is a malware scan.

The only thing that requires notarisation, which, again, is not "approval", is kernel extensions.

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Re:Apple removes first-party firewall exemption in macOS 11.... by oauea on Saturday January 16, 2021 @07:15PM (#25806807)
How can you notarize your software when apple has suspended your developer account? Would you not say that notarization requires you to have a developer account, which requires Apple's approval?
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