On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 11:31 PM, Ivan Tarozzi <[email protected]> wrote:
> Il 08/11/2012 05:57, [email protected] ha scritto:
>> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 5:49 PM, johannes hanika<[email protected]>  wrote:
>>> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 5:30 PM,<[email protected]>  wrote:
>>>> Finally, we have got the 1.1rc1 dmg image.  Thanks heaps!  However at
>>>> the moment, OS X complains that it is not digitally signed for the
>>>> gatekeeper mechanism.  We all know what darktable is, and it is safe,
>>>> but for many photographers who are less computer-savvy than us, would
>>>> this warning scare them from using darktable on OS X?
[...]
> Is not a problem (i think) about 99$, is a problem about development
> freedom. If I need to pay to develope "for you", and you can accept or
> reject my work in your app-store (rumors, not personal experience) is
> not a way i like.

I agree on the philosophy, but a minor nit-pick regarding the app-store
bit...

Digitally signing the .dmg is a separate issue from selling on Apple's
app store.  Recent versions of OS X have "the Gatekeeper", which
is a security setting that controls what applications can be run and
installed. Signing the DT images, regardless of whether or not it's
distributed through the App Store raises the trust level up a notch.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5290

In theory, it's a good idea.  Looking over at the apple docs for
signing, it appears that this can be done without paying for an
Apple dev ID:

http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Security/Conceptual/CodeSigningGuide/Procedures/Procedures.html

In particular, the section that reads:

    Note: Apple uses the industry-standard form and format of
    code signing certificates. Therefore, if your company already
    has a third-party signing identity that you use to sign code
    on other systems, you can use it with the OS X codesign
    command. Similarly, if your company is a certificate issuing
    authority, contact your IT department to find out how to get
    a signing certificate issued by your company.

On the topic of putting the dmg on the mac app store, I'd be for it.
I'd also be in support of charging money for it, if the funds generated
from sales are directed to general DT development.  I can't speak to
the legal issues about either putting an open-source app on the app
store, or charging money for it.

Cheers,
Ammon

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