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I'm arguing that Developer ID should be entirely separate from the App Store. That they involve the same Apple developer accounts and programs is merely a matte
by _qulr 6y ago
I'm arguing that Developer ID should be entirely separate from the App Store. That they involve the same Apple developer accounts and programs is merely a matter of convenience, but until now we never had the worry that App Store disputes would lead to problems with Mac software distribution outside the App Store. It's clear now that they should be entirely separate developer programs.
If Apple wants to suspend someone's App Store developer account, fine. But you should be able to distribute outside the App Store regardless.
The whole point of distributing outside the App Store is to avoid all that nonsense with Apple's rules.
- _qulr 6y agoThe problem is that App Store is the only distribution method on iOS, so it's almost inevitable that you butt heads with Apple if you make iOS apps. How many App Store developers haven't had some kind of fight with Apple? So if App Store and Developer ID accounts are tied, you're always risking your Mac distribution if you make iOS apps too.
- saagarjha 6y agoOr just development on the platform period, iOS won’t let you run code at all unless you sign it with a developer account and macOS makes it somewhat annoying to do so.