Re: [hatari-devel] Code signing for macOS

[Vincent Barrilliot <vincent.barrilliot@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

Do we want to fix this ? I mean, Apple is true, they cannot guarantee who developers behind the app are. People pay expensive Macs to have an army of lawyers controlling their ecosystem by always knowing who to sue. Hatari is made by hobbyists, does any of them want to potentually get sued for what they do in their free time?

* If yes (which I disagree with)  then well we can pay and and give Apple a stick to beat us if they don't like what we're doing.

* If no then we should only seek the trust of people using Hatari, even if that requires them to manually specify it on their Mac.

Eventually, if Apple makes it harder and harder to use open source apps like Hatari, to the point the Mac is no longer a friendly environment for open source apps, then it'll just mean you shoudln't use a Mac otherwise you're just creating trouble for yourself. Like if Lamborghini makes car for running on race tracks, you shouldn't by one to drive on muddy country roads.

Vinz

Le 29/11/2020 à 11:39, Troed Sångberg a écrit :

Hi,

macOS users know that when they download Hatari, they will be told that Apple cannot guarantee who the developers behind the app are. The users must manually go into Settings / Security and allow the app to run anyway (needs to be done only once).

The way to fix that is $99/year - and there seems to be no waiver available for random open source projects. However, this project succeeded by having somebody in the US (other countries might also work) go through what was needed to be seen as a non-profit organization, which then waives the fee and allows the app to run directly.

https://github.com/daisy/ace-gui/issues/15

Before I start down this rout, any opinions? From what Apple has done before, I'm expecting it to get harder and harder to get an unsigned app running for the regular user.

regards,

Troed