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They are not orthogonal. If you can install Linux, then you can sideload apps on macOS. It might involve invasive XNU patching with a hex editor, but it can be
by notriddle 5y ago
They are not orthogonal. If you can install Linux, then you can sideload apps on macOS. It might involve invasive XNU patching with a hex editor, but it can be done.
It's not that involved, by the way. There's a command that you run to turn off gatekeeper [1].
[1]: https://disable-gatekeeper.github.io/ https://disable-gatekeeper.github.io/
- chipotle_coyote 5y agoI think the OP is pointing out that installing Mac apps from places other than the App Store is not what most (if any) Mac users would call "sideloading". We just call it "installing." :)
- Wowfunhappy 5y agoExactly, and this goes beyond mere self-signed code (Gatekeeper) and into things like SIP and private entitlements. As long as the user controls the bootloader, the user can also patch the OS to do whatever they want.