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I literally paid Apple $99 so I can give its users for free an Open Source app. The free developer account does not allow you to notarize apps. And Apple gives
by fierarul 6y ago
I literally paid Apple $99 so I can give its users for free an Open Source app.
The free developer account does not allow you to notarize apps. And Apple gives no free passes to open-source apps. Everybody must pay.
I'm still debating if I'll renew the certificate.
- m_st 6y agoWindows dev here. Not to disagree with you, but I also have to buy an Authenticode certificate just to sign my assemblies so that Windows doesn't show a scary popup when the user starts my application. Ah, and I also have to buy another certificate for HTTPS so that the browsers don't show a scary popup when the user opens my website.
- fierarul 6y agoYes, my app is Java so I would also have to pay for a Windows cert. I have none right now and would love to not feel so attached to the $300 a fancy cert would be. For HTTPS I manage with LetsEncrypt. Wouldn't that work for you?
- tannhaeuser 6y agoI guess EFF should check if any GPL-licensed software is shipped with Mac OS (such as Apple's antique bash version). Because AFAICT, a requirement for notarization, or any other condition on top of GPL for that matter, is incompatible with GPL.
- fierarul 6y agoApple has banned GPL from macOS quite some time ago and has been pruning GPL apps. See http://meta.ath0.com/2012/02/05/apples-great-gpl-purge/ http://meta.ath0.com/2012/02/05/apples-great-gpl-purge/
- _fat_santa 6y agoAs an iOS developer I justify it as the cost of doing business. However, unlike you I sell my apps so the annual cost is justified. I think Apple should have an "Open Source" certificate that comes at no cost but the source code has to be made public somewhere.