While I broadly agree that modern Macs "have other annoyances", if this is the one causing you grief, you can get rid of it in 30 seconds. `sudo spctl --master

While I broadly agree that modern Macs "have other annoyances", if this is the one causing you grief, you can get rid of it in 30 seconds. `sudo spctl --master-disable` Turning off Gatekeeper also turns off the notarization checks.