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Dricot: A freasy future for GNOME

Dricot: A freasy future for GNOME

Posted Aug 11, 2012 20:05 UTC (Sat) by Kit (guest, #55925)
In reply to: Dricot: A freasy future for GNOME by danieldk
Parent article: Dricot: A freasy future for GNOME

That's not really accurate, though.

It only prevents applications downloaded from the Internet that are /completely/ unsigned (and only if the program that did the downloading marked them as such). Self signed apps will receive a scary warning, but can still be opened, while apps signed with an Apple-provided certificate will work fine (doesn't matter if they're distributed via the App Store).

This means that already-run apps will work just fine, as would apps that are acquired via physical media (such as CD/DVD/flash sticks).

The reporting has done a fairly poor job of explaining exactly what it restricts and how it functions, unfortunately.


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