On Wed, 27 Jun 2018 at 17:24, Manu <turkey...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Wed, 27 Jun 2018 at 17:16, Jonathan M Davis via Digitalmars-d > <digitalmars-d@puremagic.com> wrote: > > > > On Wednesday, June 27, 2018 16:54:55 Manu via Digitalmars-d wrote: > > > Hey people, > > > > > > So I had a few people in the office refuse to install DMD because when > > > they launched the installer, Windows displayed the prompt that it was > > > untrusted (ie, unsigned) and not offer the install button without > > > manual override. > > > True also for VisualD. > > > > > > Can we get a key and start signing the install packages? > > > > > > It would be super-cool to sign the 2.081 release since it's like, imminent > > > ;) > > > > I'm certainly not against getting it signed (though I have no idea what's > > involved with that). However, I'm surprised that anyone actually pays > > attention to that or cares. > > Windows hides the install button from you, you have to press the > underlined "More Info" text (at the bottom of the "It's so unsafe > bro!" blurb), and then "Run Anyway". > It says "Windows Defender SmartScreen prevented an unrecognized app > from starting. Running this app might put your PC at risk.", which > looks threatening!
I guess people feel nervous about installing allegedly potentially dangerous software on their corporate workstation.