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Hold on, I thought Gatekeeper would only give you verification that an app is secure, and you would otherwise still be free to install any app you want. Is Appl

Hold on, I thought Gatekeeper would only give you verification that an app is secure, and you would otherwise still be free to install any app you want. Is Apple really restricting you to install only app store and Gatekeeper verified apps?

Mystalic 15y ago
It's going to allow for three types of permissions: Mac Store apps only, all apps, and Mac Store Apps + identified developers. That last one is the default.
- rsanchez1 15y ago
  Oh wow. The Orwell reference in the comments to that article are more appropriate now. The day that OS X will require jailbreaking to customize is the day I give up completely on Apple.
  - gcr 15y ago
    By then, it will be too late.
  - sukuriant 15y ago
    why the downvotes? That's where I am imagining this going, as well.
bradleyland 15y ago
No, no, no, no, and no again. There is a simple preference you can use to disable Gatekeeper entirely. The default setting is to require that the app either come from the App Store or be signed by the developer (app signing is available through your ADC account) Disabling it is as simple as changing one setting. EDIT: If I sound a little frustrated, it's because people keep posting questions like these, and it's getting to the point that it appears rhetorical. Take 3 minutes and read just about any article that covers Gatekeeper and the answers to these questions become abundantly clear. The repetition of this question, stated in this specific manner, is causing a deluge of rumors and misinformation. I've already been told by two non-tech people, "I heard Apple is making everyone use the App Store in the next version of OS X."
- vacri 15y ago
  This particular article doesn't say that about gatekeeper though - the GP's question is valid: If that weren’t enough, OS X Mountain Lion is introducing Gatekeeper, which will, by default, limit the apps you can install to apps from the OS X store or verified Apple developers.
  - bradleyland 15y ago
    I disagree. The operative phrase here is "by default". Which implies that there is some "non-default" option. The relevant question posed by the GP was this: "Is Apple really restricting you to install only app store and Gatekeeper verified apps?" That question is answered by the phrase "by default". Not entirely unambiguous, so why not take a moment to look in to it. On the very first page of Google search results for "os x gatekeeper" is the official Apple page, with the screenshot of the preference panel: http://www.apple.com/macosx/mountain-lion/security.html http://www.apple.com/macosx/mountain-lion/security.html That's 30 seconds of looking for anyone capable of typing two terms in to Google.

Mystalic 15y ago

It's going to allow for three types of permissions: Mac Store apps only, all apps, and Mac Store Apps + identified developers. That last one is the default.

rsanchez1 15y ago
Oh wow. The Orwell reference in the comments to that article are more appropriate now. The day that OS X will require jailbreaking to customize is the day I give up completely on Apple.
- gcr 15y ago
  By then, it will be too late.
- sukuriant 15y ago
  why the downvotes? That's where I am imagining this going, as well.

bradleyland 15y ago

No, no, no, no, and no again. There is a simple preference you can use to disable Gatekeeper entirely. The default setting is to require that the app either come from the App Store or be signed by the developer (app signing is available through your ADC account) Disabling it is as simple as changing one setting. EDIT: If I sound a little frustrated, it's because people keep posting questions like these, and it's getting to the point that it appears rhetorical. Take 3 minutes and read just about any article that covers Gatekeeper and the answers to these questions become abundantly clear. The repetition of this question, stated in this specific manner, is causing a deluge of rumors and misinformation. I've already been told by two non-tech people, "I heard Apple is making everyone use the App Store in the next version of OS X."

vacri 15y ago
This particular article doesn't say that about gatekeeper though - the GP's question is valid: If that weren’t enough, OS X Mountain Lion is introducing Gatekeeper, which will, by default, limit the apps you can install to apps from the OS X store or verified Apple developers.
- bradleyland 15y ago
  I disagree. The operative phrase here is "by default". Which implies that there is some "non-default" option. The relevant question posed by the GP was this: "Is Apple really restricting you to install only app store and Gatekeeper verified apps?" That question is answered by the phrase "by default". Not entirely unambiguous, so why not take a moment to look in to it. On the very first page of Google search results for "os x gatekeeper" is the official Apple page, with the screenshot of the preference panel: http://www.apple.com/macosx/mountain-lion/security.html http://www.apple.com/macosx/mountain-lion/security.html That's 30 seconds of looking for anyone capable of typing two terms in to Google.