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That's exactly what Apple is doing and it's not getting them universal approval from techies, to say the least. "They're locking down my computer", "They shoul
by m_eiman 10y ago
That's exactly what Apple is doing and it's not getting them universal approval from techies, to say the least.
"They're locking down my computer", "They shouldn't tell me which program to run", etc.
But IMHO it's the best solution we've found so far.
- wereHamster 10y agoI'm a developer (web / frontend) and I have yet to come across a situation where Apple's sandboxing feature restricted me or any of the application which I use. The users who are negatively impacted by sandboxing are a minority. A vocal minority, but a minority nonetheless.
- stepanhruda 10y agoFor web/frontend you are already living in the browser's sandbox. It's app developers that are restricted.
- wereHamster 10y agoWe use other applications besides the web browser! Those which run in the terminal (vim, emacs, nodejs, ruby, ...) and also full desktop applications (Photoshop, Sketch and whatnot).
- flukus 10y agoHow many of those come from the app store?
- gioele 10y agoThe problem with these "trusted" and "secure" systems is not that they restrict what the computer can do. The problem is when only the manufacturer gets to choose what is allowed and what is not. For example, a secure boot system where the root keys can be set by the user would be perfectly fine, even with the FSF. (Yeah, that opens a whole can of worms, but original Chromebooks showed that you can have a physical "dev mode" switch and still keep unknowledgeable users safe by default.)