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Mac OS does some amazing things for security. An immutable root OS, sandboxing, very user friendly disk encryption. But there are certainly decisions that hold
by YmiYugy 2y ago
Mac OS does some amazing things for security. An immutable root OS, sandboxing, very user friendly disk encryption.
But there are certainly decisions that hold back the platform.
Their business decisions have driven most developers away from the App Store.
There is a notarization process, but it imposes a burden that many small open source projects can not bear.
They don't have an easy way to run untrusted software in a containerized way (compare Fedora toolbox). Installing things globally via homebrew or a random install script is still the way to go.
- philistine 2y ago> Their business decisions have driven most developers away from the App Store. > They don't have an easy way to run untrusted software in a containerized way (compare Fedora toolbox). The App Store is the way to run untrusted apps in a containerized way.
- fcantournet 2y agoIt's "the way" that apple wanted it to be, but it's not the way that humans have chosen. Typically not a great idea to be against humans, especially the ones that give you money.
- ChrisMarshallNY 2y ago> especially the ones that give you money Last time I checked, their market cap was North of $3T, so someone is giving them money…
- chipotle_coyote 2y agoI think if your app is on the App Store, it's kind of trusted by definition, isn't it?