Re:Swift Quit – Automatic App Quitting on Mac
by jmbwell on Thursday January 12, 2023 @10:17AM
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Why does installing this app require sidestepping Gatekeeper? That’s kind of a smell.
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Re:Swift Quit – Automatic App Quitting on Mac
by alin23 on Thursday January 12, 2023 @10:19AM
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Most likely because the dev isn't paying $100/year to Apple to get a signing certificate and access to notarization.
Re:Swift Quit – Automatic App Quitting on Mac
by hk1337 on Thursday January 12, 2023 @10:26AM
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$100 can be a lot but it's not $100/app/year, right? For $100/year you could have several applications?
Re:Swift Quit – Automatic App Quitting on Mac
by alin23 on Thursday January 12, 2023 @10:31AM
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It's $100/year for enrolling in the Apple Developer Program (number of apps doesn't matter): https://developer.apple.com/programs/
It's not a lot given what you get for the money (easy app publishing on the App Store, call support with Apple engineers etc.).
But SwiftQuit's dev doesn't make money with the app so he didn't see the need to pay that money just to sign the app. An unsigned app downloaded from the dev's website is as good as a signed one.