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[–] 105 points 9 months ago (25 children)

"no because the dev hasn't paid us to certify it as safe so you'll have to jump through 37 hoops in order to allow you to right click, hold options, and click open. THEN we'll give you an option to install it"

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  • [–] 19 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    Is this a LibreWolf on Mac reference, because I hate this so much about LibreWolf on Mac lol.

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  • [–] 18 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    Not so much a librewolf reference as much as a "any app you download from the Internet" reference lol

    I'll have to try installing librewolf when I'm feeling frisky though

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  • [–] 12 points 9 months ago (9 children)

    I mean, macOS has a lot of issues but the one hoop needed to run any unsigned app is "right-click app icon, click open".

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  • [–] 26 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    Sometimes it won't let you even get to that step without going into the settings and finding a secret security notification that it blocked it from opening

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

    What version are you running? I just tried on Ventura, worked fine on both a .dmg package and some terminal script, both unsigned, and both would need the settings thing if I simply double clicked to open. You still get a prompt, but you have an “open anyways” option.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    I'm on the latest version right now, but can't remember a time I've actually installed something on this version. On at least the previous version I believe I had a mix of annoying and the "open anyways" prompt, and then before that just annoyance. I can't remember exactly what I was installing off the top of my head though, sorry

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (2 children)

    Wait, you guys can right click now?

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  • [–] -3 points 9 months ago (8 children)

    Are you still taking about macs? Because that's Windows.

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago (7 children)

    Is it? The only hoop I can remember jumping through is the (usually) singular UAC popup

    Unless you're Ubisoft and pop up 5-8 of them every time you open Ubisoft connect 🫩

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  • [–] -5 points 9 months ago (6 children)

    Windows will block any software that isn't popular. Unless the developer pays Microsoft.

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    I think I've seen this before, very rarely though. If I remember correctly you can continue to open it from the popup, right?

    "Windows Smartscreen has blocked this app from running"

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