Re:Temptation of the Apple: Dolphin on macOS M1
by jeroenhd on Monday May 24, 2021 @10:26AM
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I see. That's a pretty developer-hostile measure. Luckily, I don't intend to ever ship any software to Macs, so it's not a problem to me. If I did want to ship a Mac version of any tool I'd write, I'd pretty hesitant to jump through Apple's hoops, so I can understand why developers don't want to notarize their stuff.
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Re:Temptation of the Apple: Dolphin on macOS M1
by my123 on Monday May 24, 2021 @10:42AM
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For Windows, distribution without signing isn't exactly painless either, and the signing certificates for that are quite expensive.
And there, it's not even deterministic, see https://www.digicert.com/dc/blog/ms-smartscreen-application-...
The goal of the system is to authenticate which developer made a given piece of software, to be able to track the spread of malware. An option is always given for a user to opt-out.