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This is only a problem for people who plan to make <$100 from their app
by TwistedWeasel 15y ago
This is only a problem for people who plan to make <$100 from their app
- mistercow 15y agoWhich includes 100% of freeware, and 99% of weekend "hey let's put this on the net and see if people want it" projects. Both of those things used to be a big part of the Mac software ecosystem, but they're slowly dying away. And if Apple moves forward with its apparent plan to prohibit unsigned code from running by default, while charging $99/year for the privilege of having your code signed, both will be effectively extinct within the next year.
- chaffneue 15y agoAgreed. I run an open source project and would love to make an iPhone app, but it's an out of pocket expense that I can't justify. It's a shame and I'm sure it's a pain other open source projects feel. I really hope they don't go fully down that path for OSX. Maybe an alternative would be a free software key, or something just to help collaboration and improve the social coding aspect. They could even corral the apps in a different way to lower the QA stakes, so our free spirited hacker lifestyle doesn't have to mess with Apple's mojo.