[OSX-Users] Re: Apple purging GPL?

[Chris Andrews]

On 30 Aug 2012, at 10:12, Christopher Gutteridge <cjg at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:

> but it could lead quite quickly to a situation where everyone wanting to release software for OSX has to give Apple a cut and let them have power of veto. Maybe I won't be allowed VLC anymore because it competes with itunes...

This already exists. GateKeeper in OS X 10.8 defaults to not running unsigned code - so apps either have to come from the App Store or a registered dev with a certificate to sign the code. As it is, one simply flips a radio button to "Allow All" and we're back to how it was previously - and I don't see that option going away.

Chris