News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Did we lose our way in making efficient software? – ~30 MB doc file vs. browser. Parent comment

Re:Did we lose our way in making efficient software? – ~30 M... by Aaron2222 on Sunday April 28, 2024 @11:08PM (#40194014)
Apple should really provide free codesigning for free/open source software.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Did we lose our way in making efficient software? – ~30 M... by almostnormal on Monday April 29, 2024 @02:35AM (#40195178)
(almost) everyone has an SSL certificate for the web. An OS could check if software is signed with one. And maybe display a warning for only domain validation.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Did we lose our way in making efficient software? – ~30 M... by stavros on Monday April 29, 2024 @03:35AM (#40195551)
What does software being signed signify? Does it mean it's vetted? Can a malware author pay the $X and have their malware signed?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Did we lose our way in making efficient software? – ~30 M... by GnarfGnarf on Monday April 29, 2024 @07:43AM (#40197104)
No, Apple will detect and suppress malware as part of the vetting process.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Did we lose our way in making efficient software? – ~30 M... by stavros on Monday April 29, 2024 @08:52AM (#40197660)
Ah, so they do vet? I didn't realize, thanks.
[ Parent | on HN ]